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Lithotripsy
It is a medical procedure which uses shock waves to break up stones in kidney or ureter, sa these can pass out with the urine.
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A 41-year old asked:
What are some advantages of lithotripsy?
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A 36-year old asked:
Why do they knock you out for a lithotripsy?
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A 32-year old asked:
Anyone had lithotripsy done? What should I do?
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A 37-year old asked:
Why is it that they put you under for a lithotripsy?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: lithotripsy?
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A 34-year old asked:
Is there a shot or an i.V. Involved when doing a lithotripsy?
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A 31-year old female asked:
What medications are administered for lithotripsy (before/during/prescribed after)?
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A 35-year old asked:
What is lithotripsy surgery?
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A member asked:
Where do I go to get an extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy done?
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A 61-year old male asked:
Does lithotripsy damage/destroy kidney cells? May need another lithotripsy.
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A 33-year old asked:
What kind of complications might happen from an extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Which is worse a dandc or lithotripsy ? I'm scared bc I have a dandc thursday.I survived a lithotripsy .
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A 53-year old female asked:
How much should I bleed after lithotripsy? It has been 48 hours and still experiencing significant bleeding
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A 41-year old asked:
Can a lithotripsy cause an svt?
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A 57-year old male asked:
How long can a stent be left in after a lithotripsy?
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A 37-year old asked:
Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (eswl) - how long for recovery?
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A 44-year old asked:
How much time does it usually take stone fragments to pass after lithotripsy?
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A 20-year old male asked:
Whats extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy? Is it painful and do they put you to sleep?
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A 43-year old male asked:
Is there a weight limit for the table used to do an External shock wave lithotripsy procedure?
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A 48-year old female asked:
I just had lithotripsy for an 8 mm stone. Another stone at 5 mm remains. Should it be removed? If so, what is the wait time between lithotripsies?
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A 48-year old female asked:
4 days after lithotripsy for 1 8 mm stone (still have another) and haven't passed any fragments. Possible or could the stone been blasted so finely?
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A 36-year old asked:
After lithotripsy, how long does it take stone to pass?
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A 45-year old asked:
What should a patient expect during a lithotripsy treatment?
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A 45-year old asked:
How much is extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for gall stones?
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A 42-year old asked:
Is lithotripsy effective to pulverize small stone of 3 mm in kidney?
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A female asked:
My lithotripsy didn't break up my 7mm stone. It is now 6mm and stuck. What now?
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A 28-year old female asked:
I just had a cystoscopy and lithotripsy done how long will i be in pain and how long will there be blood in my urine?
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A 60-year old male asked:
Second lithotripsy done 2-14. Toilet water sometimes clear to a tint of various shades. Is this normal? Does litho do damage to kidney cells?
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A 62-year old male asked:
How long does the actual lithotripsy procedure take? How many hours is the post-procedure recovery at the hospital? How long is total recovery?
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A 43-year old asked:
How after lithotripsy treatment you have sex?
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