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Extracorporeal Shock Wave LithotripsyAka: ESWL

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  1. Indications
    1. Nephrolithiasis
    2. Gallstones
      1. Solitary noncalcified stones <20mm diameter
      2. Functioning gallbladder
  2. Protocol: Gallstones
    1. Used in conjunction with Oral Dissolution Therapy
  3. Efficacy: Gallstones
    1. May be effective for up to 95% of patients
    2. Recurrence
      1. Recurrence infrequent for single small stones
      2. Recurrence common for multiple stones
  4. Complications: Nephrolithiasis
    1. Obstruction
    2. Discomfort, pain, or colic
    3. Obstructive Pyelonephritis or other infection
    4. Perianal bleeding
    5. Delayed fragment discharge
    6. Residual fragments

Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy (C0015359)

ConceptsTherapeutic or Preventive Procedure (T061)
ICD998.5, 98.5
MSHD008096
EnglishDisintegration of stones by extracorporeal induced shockwaves, Electrohydraulic Shockwave Lithotripsies, Electrohydraulic Shockwave Lithotripsy, ESWL, extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsies, Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy, Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy - action
Spanishlitolapaxia con onda de choque extracorporea, litotricia con onda de choque extracorporal, litotricia por ondas de choque extracorporeas - accion, litotripsia con onda de choque extracorporea
Parent ConceptsNonoperative removal of foreign body or calculus (C0161968), Lithotripsy (C0023878), fragmentation procedure (C0185061), Procedure by device (C1285536)
SourcesCSP, ICD9CM, MSH, MTHICD9, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



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