lithotripsy

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What is lithotripsy?

Lithotripsy is a medical procedure that uses shock waves to break up stones that form in the kidney, bladder, ureters, or gallbladder.

Alternative Names:

Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy; Shock wave lithotripsy; Laser lithotripsy; Percutaneous lithotripsy; Endoscopic lithotripsy; ESWL

Posts on lithotripsy (28)
On 12/9/10, I had a lithotripsy of right kidney, 600 shocks most at 18. On 12/22 I had sev...
I had a nightfall 2 days after going through a laser lithotripsy and have been passing a lo...
I'm 20 years old, and have had kidney issues since I was about 8. A quick history - Fre...
I am a 44 year old female with a history of 20+ kidney stones discovered in my 6th month of...
I am a 44 year old healthy female. In Sept. I had a lithotripsy procedure (blasting of kid...
It's not so much a question as it is a complaint. I've read several posts about stents and...
I played, actually physically played, with my 8 yo, Joseph, yesterday. We ran around the pa...
Hi I have 0.8 X 0.4 kidney stone on low pole calices of left kidney ( X - RAY ). And som...
Six weeks ago I had shockwave lithotripsy done. I bled heavily for almost five weeks after...
I am 45 yr old male with a history of kidney stones, both personally and in my family histo...
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