lithotripsy

Learn about Lithotripsy and how to prepare for this procedure.

Lithotripsy works best if only a few small gallstones are present.

He is known for making improvements to instruments used in lithotripsy.

Lithotripsy can now be used on salivary stones as well.

Lithotripsy is only one method used to break up kidney stones.

For example, they say, lithotripsy may help only 15 to 20 percent of the patients who need their gallbladders out.

A stent is usually put in the body after laser lithotripsy.

You may have more pain over a longer period of time than if you had used lithotripsy.

In lithotripsy, a device generates shock waves outside the body.

However, lithotripsy completely removes stones in most patients who have the procedure.

You will be asked to visit your doctor for a follow-up appointment in the weeks following the lithotripsy.

These treatments also appear to be a useful adjunct to lithotripsy.

Lithotripsy caused one or more adverse effects in 50% of the patients.

Now lithotripsy is the primary treatment for kidney stones, with more than 100,000 procedures done in this country each year.

It can take a little while long to recovery from laser and percutaneous lithotripsy.

Focused ultrasound may be used to break up kidney stones by lithotripsy.

Even if documented, the complication is unlikely to dissuade many people from lithotripsy.

If you had percutaneous lithotripsy, you will need to stay in the hospital overnight.

Lithotripsy may work best for kidney stones that are still in the kidney.

Is lithotripsy is a good choice for everyone?

Although lithotripsy can cause acute problems like bleeding in and around the kidneys, doctors have considered it safe over the long run.

But recently concerns have been raised about fragments of stones left behind by the ultrasound technique, called lithotripsy.

Intracorporeal lithotripsy was used in 30 of the 48 patients with larger stones.

The concern is that the shock waves generated in lithotripsy may damage the kidneys.

You should tell your doctor if you are pregnant, because lithotripsy must not be performed during pregnancy.