Percutaneous ultrasonic lithotripsy. 1984

A J LeRoy, and G R May, and J W Segura, and D E Patterson

Percutaneous ultrasonic lithotripsy, endoscopically guided calculus fragmentation and removal through a percutaneous track, is the most widely used technique in the United States for removal of symptomatic upper urinary tract calculi. This article reviews the establishment of percutaneous renal access, track dilatation, and stone removal methods that constitute this technique.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007669 Kidney Calculi Stones in the KIDNEY, usually formed in the urine-collecting area of the kidney (KIDNEY PELVIS). Their sizes vary and most contains CALCIUM OXALATE. Kidney Stones,Renal Calculi,Nephrolith,Renal Calculus,Calculi, Kidney,Calculi, Renal,Calculus, Kidney,Calculus, Renal,Kidney Calculus,Kidney Stone,Stone, Kidney,Stones, Kidney
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014464 Ultrasonic Therapy The use of focused, high-frequency sound waves to produce local hyperthermia in certain diseased or injured parts of the body or to destroy the diseased tissue. Therapeutic Ultrasound,Ultrasound Therapy,Therapy, Ultrasonic,Therapies, Ultrasonic,Therapies, Ultrasound,Therapy, Ultrasound,Ultrasonic Therapies,Ultrasound Therapies,Ultrasound, Therapeutic

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