extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
medicine
Also known as: ESWL
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- In therapeutics: Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
The use of focused shock waves to pulverize stones in the urinary tract, usually the kidney (i.e., kidney stones) or upper ureter, is called extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL). The resultant stone fragments or dust particles are passed through the ureter
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