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definition
The breaking-up of kidney stones or similar calculi by means of ultrasound
Examples of lithotripsy in a Sentence
A peaceful application of shock waves is the use of focussed shocks to shatter kidney stones, a procedure known as shock wave lithotripsy.
The role of extracorporeal shock lithotripsy is in the management of salivary calculi is at present unclear.
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Treatment to remove a kidney stone ESWL (extra-corporeal shockwave lithotripsy) is very useful for stones in the kidney or upper ureter.
It is called extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL ), and was introduced in the mid-1980s.