lithotripsy - CISMeF

Preferred Label : lithotripsy;

MeSH definition : 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.;

MeSH synonym : lithotripsies; litholapaxy; litholapaxies;

CISMeF acronym : ESWL;

MeSH hyponym : percutaneous ultrasonic lithotripsy; noninvasive litholapaxy; Lithotripsies, Percutaneous Ultrasonic; Lithotripsy, Percutaneous Ultrasonic; Percutaneous Ultrasonic Lithotripsies; Ultrasonic Lithotripsies, Percutaneous; Ultrasonic Lithotripsy, Percutaneous; Ultrasonic Lithotripsy; Lithotripsies, Ultrasonic; Lithotripsy, Ultrasonic; Ultrasonic Lithotripsies; Litholapaxies, Noninvasive; Litholapaxy, Noninvasive; Noninvasive Litholapaxies;

Related MeSH term : 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);

MeSH annotation : do not use /util except by MeSH definition; litholysis (dissolving calculi by acid) is disease /ther, not LITHOTRIPSY; DF: ESWL; litholysis (dissolving calculi by acid) is disease /ther, not LITHOTRIPSY;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithotripsy;

Details

Origin ID

D008096;

UMLS CUI

C0023878;

Allowable qualifiers
- adverse effects [MeSH Qualifier]
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- contraindications [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- instrumentation [MeSH Qualifier]
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- psychology [MeSH Qualifier]
- standards [MeSH Qualifier]
- statistics and numerical data [MeSH Qualifier]
- trends [MeSH Qualifier]
- veterinary [MeSH Qualifier]
Record concept(s)
- extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy [MeSH concept]
- lithotripsy [MeSH concept]
- noninvasive litholapaxy [MeSH concept]
- percutaneous ultrasonic lithotripsy [MeSH concept]
See also
- High-Energy shock waves [MeSH Descriptor]
- calculi [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Litholapaxy [MedDRA LLT]
- Lithotripsy [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Lithotripsy [NCIt concept]
- Lithotripsy (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Lithotripsy NOS [MedDRA LLT]
- litholapaxy [SNOMED Notion]
- lithotripsy [TUV Concept]

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