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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… 
2005
2005
Outcome of simple use of mechanical lithotripsy of difficult common bile duct stones
AIM: The usual bile duct stone may be removed by means of Dormia basket or balloon catheter, and results are quite good. However… 
2001
2001
Failure of holmium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser lithotripsy in two horses with calculi in the urinary bladder.
Holmium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Ho:YAG) laser lithotripsy was attempted in a mare and a gelding with calculi in the urinary… 
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… 
2000
2000
Long‐term gallbladder stone recurrence and risk factors after successful lithotripsy
Objective The risk of recurrence has limited the acceptability of conservative therapies of gallbladder stones. The aim of the… 
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… 
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…