Güven İE. 2026: Comment on 'Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy with pancreatic stent prevents spontaneous clearance of stone'.

Güven İE
Postgrad Med. 2026 May;138(4):385-386. doi: 10.1080/00325481.2026.2664926. Epub 2026 Apr 24.

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Comment Peter Alken

This is a comment on a paper (1) that showed lower clearance rates after EDSWL with a stent in place. It is always a surprise that the experience made in Urology through the years has to be repeated in Gastro-enterology.

1 Ma J-Y, Chen H, Yi J-H, et al. Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy with pancreatic stent prevents spontaneous clearance of stone. Postgrad Med. 2026:1–7. doi: 10.1080/00325481.2026.2637263

Peter Alken