El ácido ursodesoxicólico en el tratamiento de la litiasis vesicular. / [Ursodeoxycholic acid in the treatment of gallbladder lithiasis]

ABSTRACT

22 patients with radiolucid stones and functioning gallbladder were grouped to establish ursodeoxycholic acid efficacy (i.e. gallstones dissolution) and innocuousness for gallbladder lithiasis. Methodological aspects were detailed, the dose determined (8 and 10 mg/k/d.) and the patients evaluated after a six months treatment. 11 patients received [quot ]day-time[quot ] doses and the other 11 [quot ]overnight[quot ] dose. Only 7 subjects turned out to be evaluated for the study of biliary lipids, to the other 15 the development of their gallstones was followed up. Successful gallstone dissolution was achieved in 8 patients (53,3