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Lithotripsy

Known as: Lithotritie, Litholapaxy, Lithotripsies 
The destruction of a calculus of the kidney, ureter, bladder, or gallbladder by physical forces, including crushing with a lithotriptor through a… 
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CalculiExtracorporeal Shockwave LithotripsyHigh-Energy Shock WavesLITHOTRIPTER, SHOCKWAVE (FOR TREATING GALLBLADDER STONES)

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Crushing of calculus of urinary bladder, NOS (procedure)Lithotripsy, LaserNoninvasive LitholapaxyPercutaneous Ultrasonic Lithotripsy

Broader (2)

Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy [ESWL] of the kidney, ureter and/or bladderTherapeutic procedure

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Review
2015
Review
2015
Endoscopic Holmium:YAG laser-assisted lithotripsy: A Preliminary Report.
PROBLEM/OBJECTIVE Laser-assisted lithotripsy under sialendoscopy has the potential to overcome the limitations of traditional… 
2006
2006
Modeling and simulation of multiphase /multicomponent flows
2000
2000
Intramolecular Coupling of Two Cyclopentadienyl Ring Systems of ZirconiumUnprecedented Formation of a Dihydride and Preparation of the [{(MeC5H4)Zr}5(μ5-N)(μ3-NH)4(μ-NH2)4] Cluster in a Two-Phase…
Reaction of (ClMe2SiC5H4)2ZrCl2 (1) with K (Na) in liquid ammonia/toluene at −78 °C gave the ansa-zirconocene dihydride [{HN… 
1998
1998
Quelle est la méthode d'imagerie la plus performante pour mettr e en évidence des calculs rénaux résiduels?
Le developpement de nouveaux appareils de tomodensitometrie a acquisition helicoidale (TDMH) permettant un examen complet des… 
1988
1988
Biliary lithotripsy by extracorporeal shock waves: integral part of nonsurgical intervention.
Nine patients with cholelithiasis were selected for adjuvant therapy with extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy when radiologic… 
1987
1987
Extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy of gallstones without general anesthesia: first clinical experience.
Excerpt Extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy has recently been introduced as a nonsurgical method to disintegrate gallstones (1… 
1987
1987
Failure of high frequency jet ventilation to ventilate patients adequately during extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy.
High frequency jet ventilation (HFJV) has been used successfully for extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy (ESWL) to diminish… 
1987
1987
Endocarditis after lithotripsy.
Excerpt To the editor: Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy used focused shock waves to disintegrate renal calculi. This… 
1985
1985
Ultrasonic lithotripsy of retained common-bile-duct stone.
Fig. 1 -A, T-tube cholangiogram. Three stones in common duct, largest against inner end of Teflon sheath. Note safety guide wire… 
1984
1984
Ultrasonic renal lithotripsy. Single-stage percutaneous technique and adjuvant radiological procedures.
Single-stage percutaneous ultrasonic disintegration and removal of renal calculi was attempted in 67 patients (80 calculi) and…