Gallstones and kidney stones are two common ... Smaller stones can pass on their own with increased hydration and pain management. Lithotripsy: Shock wave therapy can break larger stones into ...

Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) is a noninvasive procedure that uses high-energy sound waves to break up gallstones into smaller pieces that can easily pass through the bile ducts.

Mirizzi Syndrome (MS) is a rare but significant complication of gallstone disease ... operator cholangioscopy-guided electrohydraulic lithotripsy, have emerged as effective alternatives for ...

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In 1981, the National Cooperative Gallstone Study established the efficacy and safety of CDCA therapy. [26] Although gallstones could be dissolved by oral administration of CDCA, its efficacy was low.

Bariatric surgery is a popular and effective treatment for obesity, but it comes with certain risks, one of which is the formation of gallstones. Gallstones are hardened deposits that can form in ...

There are generally two options when treating gallstones—a "watch and wait" approach or surgery. A swollen area in body tissue that is filled with pus. When the gallbladder becomes inflamed, it is ...

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or shock wave lithotripsy, which breaks up the stone into smaller pieces making it easier to pass. A 2016 study in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology analyzed kidney stone ...