Table of contents
- Executive summary
- Introduction
- Gallstones and their effects
- Description of gallstone lithotripsy
- Existing forms of treatment of biliary stones
- Efficacy of gallstone lithotripsy
- Complications of gallstone lithotripsy
- Indications for gallstone lithotripsy
- Costs of gallstone lithotripsy and conventional surgery
- Role of gallstone lithotripsy·in health care
- Conclusions
- References
- Acknowledgements