Crushing of stones (e.g., kidney stones and gallstones).
The process of breaking up kidney or gall bladder stones into small fragments that the body can eliminate them unaided.
Procedure of shattering calculi via a high-frequency sound in the kidney, urinary tract, and gallbladder.
Procedure to remove an embedded kidney stone through a percutaneous incision.
A procedure performed to crush kidney or bladder stones in the urethra, bladder, or ureter by means of extracorporeal shock waves that pulverize the stones, often making surgery unnecessary.
A procedure in which kidney stones are broken up into smaller pieces so they can be removed or flushed out in the urine. There are several ways of performing lithotripsy.
Fragmentation (shattering) of stones (kidney, urinary tract, and bladder stones, as well as gallstones). Several methods are in use or under development: electrohydraulic lithotripsy (EHL), which produces shock waves at or near the stone through the use of a probe; ultrasonic lithotripsy (UL), which produces a drilling effect; and extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL), in which shock waves are generated in a bath in which the patient is placed. The latter method is the most widespread in current use. Lithotripsy is noninvasive; the patient is spared surgery requiring invasion of her body.
Extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy (ESWL) causes disintegration of renal and biliary stones without physical contact, and is therefore an attractive procedure for patients and surgeons alike.
The use of sound waves to fragment or crush stones obstructing the bladder, gallbladder, ureter, or urinary bladder.
An noninvasive method used to eliminate gallstones by fragmenting them using sound waves of high frequency.
Employing intensely concentrated shock waves or ultrasonic waves to fragment calculi (stones) located within the kidneys, upper ureters, and gallbladder, facilitating their smooth expulsion from the body.
The predominant form is known as extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy (ESWL), utilized to fragment small stones. ESWL employs a device called a lithotripter, generating shock waves that are conveyed into the body via a water- or gel-filled cushion situated over the targeted organ.
Ureteric colic, characterized by intense spasmodic pain in the side, can arise if small stone fragments obstruct the ureter following ESWL. Individuals undergoing treatment for gallstones might require medication to assist in the expulsion of residual stone particles.