Lithotripsy

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Contents 1 Indications 2 Procedure 3 Complications 4 More General Terms 5 References

Indications

• urinary calculus

Procedure

• crushing of a stone in the renal pelvis, ureters, or bladder by mechanical force or focused sound waves ( ESWT)

Complications

• shock wave lithotripsy associated with increased long-term risk of diabetes mellitus ( odds ratio 3.8) [2]

More General Terms

• clinical procedure

References

1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.
2. Krambeck AE, Gettman MT, Rohlinger AL, Lohse CM, Patterson DE, Segura JW. Diabetes mellitus and hypertension associated with shock wave lithotripsy of renal and proximal ureteral stones at 19 years of followup. J Urol. 2006 May;175(5):1742-7. PMID: [1]

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