Lithotripsy
| Definition: |
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. |
| Notes: |
do not use /util except by MeSH definition; litholysis (dissolving calculi by acid) is disease /ther, not LITHOTRIPSY; DF: ESWL |
| Also Called: |
Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy,Noninvasive Litholapaxy,Percutaneous Ultrasonic Lithotripsy |
| Previously Indexed: |
Electrotherapy (1966-1985),Physical Therapy (1966-1985),Ultrasonic Therapy (1966-1985) |
Lithotripsy Categories.
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Lithotripsy, Laser - Fragmentation of calculi, notably urinary or biliary, by laser. It is usually performed with an endoscopically guided pulsed tunable dye laser, a combination of a pulsed laser and a dye laser usually referred to as a pulsed dye laser. It is both safe and effective when extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy is infeasible or unsuccessful. |
Lithotripsy Definitions and Terms
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