Is laser lithotripsy the most successful and the safest advanced lithotripsy technique for retained biliary tract stones?

Zheng Jin; Jing Yang; Hangbin Jin; Xiaofeng Zhang

doi:10.1055/a-0754-5859

Endoscopy, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Endoscopy 2019; 51(01): 96-99
DOI: 10.1055/a-0754-5859

Letter to the editor

Is laser lithotripsy the most successful and the safest advanced lithotripsy technique for retained biliary tract stones?

Zheng Jin

¹Hangzhou Geriatric Hospital, Hangzhou First People’s Hospital Group, Hangzhou, China

²Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hangzhou First People’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

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Jing Yang

²Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hangzhou First People’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

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Hangbin Jin

²Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hangzhou First People’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

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Xiaofeng Zhang

²Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hangzhou First People’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China

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