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Descriptor English:   Lithotripsy 
Descriptor Spanish:   Litotricia 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Litotripsia 
Synonyms English:   ESWLs (Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy)
Electrohydraulic Shockwave Lithotripsies
Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsies
Litholapaxies
Litholapaxies, Noninvasive
Litholapaxy, Noninvasive
Lithotripsies
Lithotripsies, Electrohydraulic Shockwave
Lithotripsies, Extracorporeal Shockwave
Lithotripsies, Percutaneous Ultrasonic
Lithotripsies, Ultrasonic
Lithotripsy, Electrohydraulic Shockwave
Lithotripsy, Extracorporeal Shockwave
Lithotripsy, Percutaneous Ultrasonic
Lithotripsy, Ultrasonic
Noninvasive Litholapaxies
Percutaneous Ultrasonic Lithotripsies
Shockwave Lithotripsies, Electrohydraulic
Shockwave Lithotripsies, Extracorporeal
Shockwave Lithotripsy, Electrohydraulic
Shockwave Lithotripsy, Extracorporeal
Ultrasonic Lithotripsies
Ultrasonic Lithotripsies, Percutaneous
Ultrasonic Lithotripsy, Percutaneous
Electrohydraulic Shockwave Lithotripsy
Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy
Litholapaxy
Noninvasive Litholapaxy
Percutaneous Ultrasonic Lithotripsy
Ultrasonic Lithotripsy
ESWL (Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy)  
Tree Number:   E02.600
E04.943.500
Definition English:   The destruction of a calculus of the kidney, ureter, bladder, or gallbladder by physical forces, including crushing with a lithotriptor through a catheter. Focused percutaneous ultrasound and focused hydraulic shock waves may be used without surgery. Lithotripsy does not include the dissolving of stones by acids or litholysis. Lithotripsy by laser is LITHOTRIPSY, LASER. 
Indexing Annotation English:   do not use /util except by MeSH definition; litholysis (dissolving calculi by acid) is disease /ther, not LITHOTRIPSY; DF: ESWL
See Related English:   High-Energy Shock Waves
 
History Note English:   86 
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EC economics ES ethics
HI history IS instrumentation
MT methods MO mortality
NU nursing PX psychology
ST standards SN statistics & numerical data
TD trends UT utilization
VE veterinary  
Record Number:   19612 
Unique Identifier:   D008096 

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