Lithotripsy

Lithotripsy
Definition:
Lithotripsy is a technique that uses shock waves to break up stones that form in the kidney, bladder, ureters, or gallbladder.
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Lithotripsy
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Lithotripsy is the use of high-energy shock waves to fragment and disintegrate kidney stones. The shock wave, created by using a high-voltage spark or an electromagnetic impulse, is focused on the stone.
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Lithotripsy, extracorporeal shock wave: See: Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy.
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Lithotripsy for Gallstones
What is lithotripsy for gallstones?
Lithotripsy is a nonsurgical procedure to crush stones inside your gallbladder.
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Lithotripsy is a technique used to break up stones that form in the kidney, bladder, ureters, or gallbladder. There are several ways of doing this, although the most common is extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy.
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Lithotripsy procedure
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A kidney stone is a solid mass that consists of a collection of tiny crystals. There can be one or more stones present at the same time in the kidney or in the ureter. (See also cystinuria.) ...
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lithotripsy (LITH-oh-TRIP-see):
A method of breaking up kidney stones using shock waves or other means.
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lithotripsy
A procedure to break up kidney stones into smaller pieces that can more easily pass out of the body.
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LITHOTRIPSY
Shock wave therapy (lithotripsy) uses high-frequency sound waves to break up the gallstones. The patient can then take bile salts to dissolve the fragments.
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Laser lithotripsy - A laser breaks up stones in the ureter. The stones then pass on their own.
Ureteroscopy - A very small telescope is inserted into the ureter and guided to the bladder. The stone is then either fragmented or removed.
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electrogastrograph; electrogastrography; electrogenesis; electrogenic; electrogenic pump; electrogeny; electro-gilding; electro-gilt; electrogram; electrograph; electrographic seizure; electrohemostasis; electrohydraulic shock wave lithotripsy; ...
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02 piezoelectric lithotripter System provides for anesthesia-free, ambulatory lithotripsy, providing dual-imaging capabilities via ultrasound and fluoroscopy for real-time stone localization.
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The usual methods to remove a kidney stone in children include extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL), percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL), ureteroscopy, or open stone surgery.
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PAUL MONIZ: What you're looking at is a patient undergoing shockwave lithotripsy. That is just a fancy name for breaking up kidney stones. If you've ever had a kidney stone, you can say with certainty you know all about pain.
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Stones can also be broken up into pieces small enough to allow them to pass out in the urine using a special type of ultrasound called lithotripsy. If the stones are too large to be removed by these methods, surgical removal becomes necessary.
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Such procedures include magnetic resonance imaging, which is often used to evaluate internal organs, and extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy, which uses shock waves to break up large kidney stones.
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