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MTBE

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MTBE
Methyl-tert-butyl-ether Surgery An aliphatic ether that rapidly dissolves cholesterol stones in vivo, introduced under local anesthesia via a percutaneous transhepatic cholecystectomy catheter, as a non-invasive method for treating gallstones; after injection, the dissolved 'slurry' is drained from the bladder Complications N&V, bile leakage, drowsiness, transient ↑ of liver enzymes, anorexia, hypotension; MTBE stone dissolution is effective if the Pts are selected for cholesterol stones, improved and accelerated by adding transcutaneous ultrasound. See Lithotripsy EnvironmentAn octane-boosting additive used in reformulated gasoline that helps the gas burn cleaner.


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