1.
Recenti Prog Med
; 81(6): 440-1, 1990 Jun.
Article
in Italian
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-2251452
ABSTRACT
In December 1986 we attempted direct chemical litholysis using methyl-tertiary-butyl-ether (MTBE) in a sixty-year-old man with severe ischemic heart disease who had suffered frequent episodes of biliary colic due to a radiolucent gallstone. MTBE was infused for a total of 17 hrs over a period of 5 days; however the gallstone diameter remained unchanged. The patient was subsequently cholecystomized and chemical analysis revealed that the gallstone was a pigment stone. The need for accurate prediction of gallstone composition before beginning an invasive, such as MTBE infusion, is emphasized.
Subject(s)
Cholelithiasis/therapy , Ethers/administration & dosage , Methyl Ethers , Solvents/administration & dosage , Cholelithiasis/chemistry , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Time Factors
2.
Gastrointest Endosc
; 29(1): 40-2, 1983 Feb.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-6219033
3.
Ann Ital Chir
; 51(2): 157-67, 1979.
Article
in Italian
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-317983
Subject(s)
Esophageal and Gastric Varices/drug therapy , Esophagoscopy/methods , Sclerosing Solutions/administration & dosage , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Child , Child, Preschool , Emergencies , Esophageal and Gastric Varices/mortality , Esophagoscopes , Female , Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage/drug therapy , Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage/mortality , Humans , Male , Middle Aged
4.
Ann Ital Chir
; 51(3): 281-9, 1979.
Article
in Italian
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-161488
5.
Ann Ital Chir
; 51(1): 83-90, 1979.
Article
in Italian
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-464499
Subject(s)
Colonic Diseases/diagnosis , Rectal Diseases/diagnosis , Sigmoidoscopy/methods , Diverticulum, Colon/diagnosis , Evaluation Studies as Topic , Fiber Optic Technology/instrumentation , Humans , Optical Fibers , Polyps/diagnosis , Rectal Neoplasms/diagnosis , Sigmoid Neoplasms/diagnosis , Sigmoidoscopes
6.
Ann Ital Chir
; 51(2): 193-203, 1979.
Article
in Italian
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-554490
7.
Ann Ital Chir
; 50(1-6): 259-67, 1978.
Article
in Italian
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-315183