Contemporary esthetic nickel-titanium wires: do they deliver the same forces?
Some manufacturers market esthetic wires delivering forces similar to the equivalent noncoated wires, when tested according to a standard three-point bend method.
Neither biliary pain nor any other gastrointestinal symptom was consistently related to gallstone disease. Therefore, the indication for elective cholecystectomy cannot be based on the presence of biliary pain alone. Relief of biliary pain in patients operated on for gallstones should not simply be attributed to a successful cholecystectomy.