Percutaneous” means“ via the skin,” and“ Lithotripsy” literally means“ crushing.”.
My mother went for a Lithotripsy a few weeks ago.
You can use and medicamental treatment,
and sometimes appoint and ultrasonic Lithotripsy.
Another technique more commonly used today,
called extracorporeal shock wave Lithotripsy( ESWL), requires no surgery at all.
Lithotripsy: Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy or ESWL uses shock waves to break down kidney stones into smaller pieces.
Lithotripsy is normally performed as a day case
so you will be able to go home the same day.
After percutaneous nephrolitholapaxy, remote Lithotripsy of the open operation, instrumental or independent removal of the
stone, a course of drug therapy is also conducted.
Using sound waves to break up stones- for certain kidney stones- depending on the location and size,
your doctor may recommend a procedure called extracorporeal shock wave Lithotripsy(ESWL).
At the same time, surgical intervention can be prescribed for chronic pyelonephritis,
which develops against a background of kidney stone disease, with ineffectiveness of Lithotripsy, as well as in macrohematuria.
The equipment will be used for carrying out Lithotripsy, a medical procedure by which a kidney stone
or other calculus is broken into small particles that can be passed out of the body.