Lithotripsy

"Lithotripsy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The destruction of a calculus of the kidney, ureter, bladder, or gallbladder by physical forces, including crushing with a lithotriptor through a catheter. Focused percutaneous ultrasound and focused hydraulic shock waves may be used without surgery. Lithotripsy does not include the dissolving of stones by acids or litholysis. Lithotripsy by laser is LITHOTRIPSY, LASER.

Descriptor ID	D008096
MeSH Number(s)	E02.600 E04.943.500
Concept/Terms	Lithotripsy Lithotripsy Lithotripsies Litholapaxy Litholapaxies Percutaneous Ultrasonic Lithotripsy Percutaneous Ultrasonic Lithotripsy Lithotripsies, Percutaneous Ultrasonic Lithotripsy, Percutaneous Ultrasonic Percutaneous Ultrasonic Lithotripsies Ultrasonic Lithotripsies, Percutaneous Ultrasonic Lithotripsy, Percutaneous Ultrasonic Lithotripsy Lithotripsies, Ultrasonic Lithotripsy, Ultrasonic Ultrasonic Lithotripsies Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsies Lithotripsies, Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy, Extracorporeal Shockwave Shockwave Lithotripsies, Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy, Extracorporeal Electrohydraulic Shockwave Lithotripsy Electrohydraulic Shockwave Lithotripsies Lithotripsies, Electrohydraulic Shockwave Lithotripsy, Electrohydraulic Shockwave Shockwave Lithotripsies, Electrohydraulic Shockwave Lithotripsy, Electrohydraulic ESWL (Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy) ESWLs (Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy) Noninvasive Litholapaxy Noninvasive Litholapaxy Litholapaxies, Noninvasive Litholapaxy, Noninvasive Noninvasive Litholapaxies

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Lithotripsy".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Therapeutics [E02]
Lithotripsy [E02.600]
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
Ultrasonic Surgical Procedures [E04.943]
Lithotripsy [E04.943.500]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Lithotripsy".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Lithotripsy".

Lithotripsy
Lithotripsy, Laser

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Bar chart showing 7 publications over 7 distinct years, with a maximum of 1 publications in 1998 and 2001 and 2010 and 2011 and 2017 and 2018 and 2020

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1998	1	0	1
2001	1	0	1
2010	1	0	1
2011	1	0	1
2017	1	0	1
2018	0	1	1
2020	1	0	1

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Jaben IL, Coté GA, Forster E, Moran RA, Broussard KA, Scott N, Cotton PB, Keane T, Elmunzer BJ. Comparison of Urologist- vs Gastroenterologist-Directed Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy for Pancreaticolithiasis. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021 06; 19(6):1234-1239.

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Moran RA, Elmunzer BJ. Endoscopic treatment of pain in chronic pancreatitis. Curr Opin Gastroenterol. 2018 11; 34(6):469-476.

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Brewer Gutierrez OI, Bekkali NLH, Raijman I, Sturgess R, Sejpal DV, Aridi HD, Sherman S, Shah RJ, Kwon RS, Buxbaum JL, Zulli C, Wassef W, Adler DG, Kushnir V, Wang AY, Krishnan K, Kaul V, Tzimas D, DiMaio CJ, Ho S, Petersen B, Moon JH, Elmunzer BJ, Webster GJM, Chen YI, Dwyer LK, Inamdar S, Patrick VB, Attwell A, Hosmer A, Ko C, Maurano A, Sarkar A, Taylor LJ, Gregory MH, Strand DS, Raza A, Kothari S, Harris JP, Kumta NA, Manvar A, Topazian MD, Lee YN, Spiceland CM, Trindade AJ, Bukhari MA, Sanaei O, Ngamruengphong S, Khashab MA. Efficacy and Safety of Digital Single-Operator Cholangioscopy for Difficult Biliary Stones. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2018 06; 16(6):918-926.e1.

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Thiel DD, Brisson TE, Heckman MG, Arnold M, Haley W, Khambhati J, Wehle MJ, Igel TC, Parker AS. Evaluation of pancreatic damage after extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, percutaneous stone surgery, and ureteroscopy. Urology. 2011 Jun; 77(6):1288-91.

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Lawrence C, Siddiqi MF, Hamilton JN, Keane TE, Romagnuolo J, Hawes RH, Cotton PB. Chronic calcific pancreatitis: combination ERCP and extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for pancreatic duct stones. South Med J. 2010 Jun; 103(6):505-8.

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Rios GA, Adams DB. Does intraoperative electrohydraulic lithotripsy improve outcome in the surgical management of chronic pancreatitis? Am Surg. 2001 Jun; 67(6):533-7; discussion 537-8.

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Craigie JE, Adams DB, Byme TK, Tagge EP, Tarnasky PR, Cunningham JT, Hawes RH. Endoscopic electrohydraulic lithotripsy in the management of pancreatobiliary lithiasis. Surg Endosc. 1998 May; 12(5):405-8.

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Moody FG, Amerson JR, Berci G, Bland KL, Cotton PB, Graham JB, Jones RS, Maher JW, Munson JL, Pennell TC, et al. Lithotripsy for bile duct stones. Am J Surg. 1989 Sep; 158(3):241-7.

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Bland KI, Jones RS, Maher JW, Cotton PB, Pennell TC, Amerson JR, Munson JL, Berci G, Fuchs GJ, Way LW, et al. Extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy of bile duct calculi. An interim report of the Dornier U.S. Bile Duct Lithotripsy Prospective Study. Ann Surg. 1989 Jun; 209(6):743-53; discussion 753-5.

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Carr-Locke DL, Cotton PB. Biliary tract and pancreas. Br Med Bull. 1986 Jul; 42(3):257-64.

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