What is the medical term meaning surgical crushing of gallstones?

Answer 1

It depends on how you crush it. If using ultrasound from outside the body, the procedure is called ESWL - extracorporeal sound wave lithotripsy . The machine used to perform this procedure is called a Lithotriptor.

+++ It doesn't "crush" the calculus, but cause it to disintegrate by cavitation induced by extremely high frequency sound-waves - basically they shake it to bits.

Answer 2

Lithotripsy is the process of crushing stones.
Lithotripsy

Answer 3

Lithotripsy (Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy aka ESWL) is the treatment used to break up kidney and gall stones.

Answer 4

Nephrolithotripsy means crushing of kidney stones.

Answer 5

Cholelithotripsy is the medical term meaning crushing of gallstones.

Answer 6

Cholelithotripsy is the medical term meaning crushing of a gallstone. This crushing may be done mechanically or using light beams.

Answer 7

lithotripsy