electrohydraulic lithotripsy
- electrohydraulic lithotripsy
- a method used for large calculi; a high-capacity condenser creates a high-voltage spark between two electrodes at the tip of a probe; in a fluid-filled organ this creates a hydraulic shock wave that can be directed toward a calculus, causing it to cavitate and fragment.
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Lithotripsy — Procedure to break a stone into small particles that can be passed in the urine. * * * The crushing of a stone in the renal pelvis, ureter, or bladder, by mechanical force or focused sound energy. SYN: lithotrity. [litho + G. tripsis, a rubbing]… … Medical dictionary
Литотрипсия (Lithotripsy) — 1. Разрушение конкрементов (камней) с помощью специальных волн, которые приводят к раздроблению имеющихся в мочевом пузыре камней. В случае экстракорпоральной волновой литотрипсии (extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL)), применяемой для… … Медицинские термины
ЛИТОТРИПСИЯ — (lithotripsy) 1. Разрушение конкрементов (камней) с помощью специальных волн, которые приводят к раздроблению имеющихся в мочевом пузыре камней. В случае экстракорпоральной волновой литотрипсии (extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL)),… … Толковый словарь по медицине
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ureteroscope — An optical device passed in a retrograde fashion through the bladder up into the ureter to inspect the ureteral lumen and kidney collecting system. * * * ure·tero·scope yu̇ rēt ə rō .skōp n an endoscope for visually examining and passing… … Medical dictionary
EHL — effective half life; electrohydraulic lithotripsy; endogenous hyperlipidemia; Environmental Health Laboratory; essential hyperlipemia; extensor hallucis longus … Medical dictionary
ureteroscope — n. a rigid or flexible instrument that can be passed into the ureter and up into the pelvis of the kidney. It is most commonly used to visualize a stone in the ureter and remove it safely under direct vision with a stone basket or forceps. Larger … The new mediacal dictionary
EHL — • effective half life; • electrohydraulic lithotripsy; • endogenous hyperlipidemia; • Environmental Health Laboratory; • essential hyperlipemia; • extensor hallucis longus … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
ESWL — Abbreviation for electrohydraulic shock wave lithotripsy; extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy * * * extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy [trademark] * * * extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy. See lithotripsy … Medical dictionary