Lithotripsy
The destruction of a calculus of the kidney, ureter, bladder, or gallbladder by physical forces, including crushing with a lithotriptor through a catheter. Focused percutaneous ultrasound and focused hydraulic shock waves may be used without surgery. Lithotripsy does not include the dissolving of stones by acids or litholysis. Lithotripsy by laser is LITHOTRIPSY, LASER.
Year introduced: 1986
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Tree Number(s): E02.600, E04.943.500
MeSH Unique ID: D008096
Entry Terms:
- Lithotripsies
- Litholapaxy
- Litholapaxies
- Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy
- Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsies
- Lithotripsies, Extracorporeal Shockwave
- Lithotripsy, Extracorporeal Shockwave
- Shockwave Lithotripsies, Extracorporeal
- Shockwave Lithotripsy, Extracorporeal
- Electrohydraulic Shockwave Lithotripsy
- Electrohydraulic Shockwave Lithotripsies
- Lithotripsies, Electrohydraulic Shockwave
- Lithotripsy, Electrohydraulic Shockwave
- Shockwave Lithotripsies, Electrohydraulic
- Shockwave Lithotripsy, Electrohydraulic
- ESWL (Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy)
- ESWLs (Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy)
- Noninvasive Litholapaxy
- Litholapaxies, Noninvasive
- Litholapaxy, Noninvasive
- Noninvasive Litholapaxies
- Percutaneous Ultrasonic Lithotripsy
- Lithotripsies, Percutaneous Ultrasonic
- Lithotripsy, Percutaneous Ultrasonic
- Percutaneous Ultrasonic Lithotripsies
- Ultrasonic Lithotripsies, Percutaneous
- Ultrasonic Lithotripsy, Percutaneous
- Ultrasonic Lithotripsy
- Lithotripsies, Ultrasonic
- Lithotripsy, Ultrasonic
- Ultrasonic Lithotripsies
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