Lithotripsy is a procedure involving the physical destruction of hardened masses such as kidney stones, bezoars or gallstones, which may be performed non-invasively. The term derives from Greek words meaning breaking stones.
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Origin YearRefers to extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL), the modern non-invasive technique; an earlier surgical lithotrite instrument dates to 1832. Connections
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Shock wave lithotripsy is a urological stone treatment
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1. Wikipedia
Wikipedia contributors, Wikimedia Foundationhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithotripsy, lead sectionQuote, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithotripsy, lead section
Lithotripsy is a procedure involving the physical destruction of hardened masses like kidney stones, bezoars, or gallstones, which may be done non-invasively.
2. Wikipedia: Lithotripsy
WikipediaHistory section, paragraph on ESWL first useQuote, History section, paragraph on ESWL first use
ESWL was first used on kidney stones in 1980.
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