Gallstone dissolution with methyl-tert-butyl ether via percutaneous cholecystostomy: success and caveats.
1986
E vanSonnenberg, and
A F Hofmann, and
J Neoptolemus, and
G R Wittich, and
R A Princenthal, and
S W Willson
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MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D008738
Methyl Ethers
A group of compounds that contain the general formula R-OCH3.
Ethers, Methyl
D002769
Cholelithiasis
Presence or formation of GALLSTONES in the BILIARY TRACT, usually in the gallbladder (CHOLECYSTOLITHIASIS) or the common bile duct (CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS).
Organic compounds having two alkyl or aryl groups bonded to an oxygen atom, as in the formula R1–O–R2.
D005260
Female
Females
D005704
Gallbladder
A storage reservoir for BILE secretion. Gallbladder allows the delivery of bile acids at a high concentration and in a controlled manner, via the CYSTIC DUCT to the DUODENUM, for degradation of dietary lipid.
Gallbladders
D006801
Humans
Members of the species Homo sapiens.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368
Aged
A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available.
Elderly
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