Are Newer Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy Models Truly Improving Pancreatolithiasis Lithotripsy Performance? A Japanese Single-Center Study Using Endoscopic Adjunctive Treatment.

Ken Ito Naoki Okano Kensuke Takuma Susumu Iwasaki Kouji Watanabe Yusuke Kimura Yuto Yamada Kensuke Yoshimoto Seiichi Hara Yui Kishimoto Takahisa Matsuda Yoshinori Igarashi

Published in: Gut and liver (2022)

The SLX F2 showed high performance in fragmenting the pancreatic duct stones. In addition, endoscopic adjunctive treatment improved the overall success rate of the procedure. The improved ESWL lithotripter has many advantages for patients undergoing pancreatic lithotripsy treatment.

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