lithotripsy
Sign in to saveLithotripsy is a procedure involving the physical destruction of hardened masses like kidney stones, bezoars, gallstones or sialolithiasis, which may be done non-invasively. The term is derived from Greek words meaning "breaking (or pulverizing) stones" (litho- + τρίψω [tripso]).
Key facts
- Medical intervention.Name
- Lithotripsy
- Medical intervention.MedlinePlus
- 007113
- Medical intervention.MeshID
- D008096
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Research
18,430 papers- Intracorporeal Lithotripsy.Atlas of the oral and maxillofacial surgery clinics of North America · 2018
- Emerging Technologies in Lithotripsy.The Urologic clinics of North America · 2019
- Intracorporeal lithotripsy.Urolithiasis · 2018
- Laser lithotripsy.Current opinion in urology · 2002
- Ureteroscopic lithotripsy.Current opinion in urology · 1999
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Applications
- Contraindications
- Techniques
- History
- See also
- References
Lithotripsy is a procedure involving the physical destruction of hardened masses like kidney stones, bezoars, gallstones or sialolithiasis, which may be done non-invasively. The term is derived from Greek words meaning "breaking (or pulverizing) stones" (litho- + τρίψω [tripso]).
== Applications == Lithotripsy is used to break up hardened masses like kidney stones, bezoars or gallstones.
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