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extracorporeal lithotripsy [1 record]

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Record 1 2005-09-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Surgical Treatment
  • Urinary Tract
DEF

lithotripsy: a treatment using ultrasound to shatter a calculus into small particles that can be passed through the urethra.

OBS

The Oxford Dictionary (ITP Nelson) distinguish between the surgical procedure (lithotrity) and the ultrasound treatment (lithotripsy).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitements non chirurgicaux
  • Appareil urinaire
CONT

La lithotripsie (ou lithotritie) extracorporelle par ondes de choc (LEOC) est un processus non invasif qui consiste à utiliser des ondes de choc pour réduire en fines particules des calculs dans l'uretère ou les reins. (Notice technologique n° 5.5, février 1996, de l'Office Canadien de Coordination de l'Évaluation des Technologies de la Santé, relevé dans INTERNET.)

Spanish

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