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Therapeutics > Lithotripsy
Surgical Procedures, Operative > Ultrasonic Surgical Procedures > Lithotripsy

Preferred term

Lithotripsy  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Litholapaxies
  • Litholapaxy

Note

  • litholysis (dissolving calculi by acid) is disease /ther, not LITHOTRIPSY

Scope note

  • 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.

History note

  • 86

In other languages

  • litotripsia

    Finnish

  • kivenmurskaus
  • kivenmurskaushoito
  • lithotripsia
  • murskaushoito
  • Litotripsi

    Swedish

  • ESWL
  • Extrakorporal stötvågslitotripsi
  • Icke-invasiv litolapaxi
  • Litolapaxi
  • Perkutan stenextraktion
  • Perkutan ultraljudslitotripsi
  • Stenkrossning

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D008096

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