Sex After Lithotripsy
Health Encyclopedia: Gallstones And Gallbladder Disease Lithotripsy And Dissolution Therapies
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Lithotripsy and Dissolution Therapies
Oral agents used to dissolve gallstones, and lithotripsy alone or in combination with other drugs had gained some popularity in the 1990s. But these oral agents have lost favor with the increase in laparoscopy. They still may have some value in specific circumstances.
Dissolution Therapies
Oral Dissolution Therapy. Oral dissolution therapy uses bile acids in pill form to dissolve gallstones and may be used in conjunction with lithotripsy, although both techniqu...
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Expert & Community Posts
Flomax for Kidney Stones: Can it be Used by Women?
By Jay Motola , Health ExpertDear Dr. Motola, Can Flomax be prescribed to a female to help pass kidney stones? I am a female... Read more »
Patient Advocacy
By Suzanne Mintz , Health Expert...the hospital for a fairly minor procedure called lithotripsy, which involves using a laser to... Read more »
Urine Drug Testing
By Christina Lasich, MD , Health ExpertThe doctor-patient relationship is based on trust. The patient trusts the doctor. The doctor trusts... Read more »
College Women and Risk of STDS
By Amy Hendel , Health Expert...Researchers were not clear as to whether it's the gender of their sexual partners, the actual... Read more »
Time for a Gender Sensitive Approach to Treatment?
By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert...to hit men the hardest? Various reasons for these gender differences have been put forward. Men,... Read more »
Health Guide
Kidney Stones: Highlights
...highly acidic urine that can lead to kidney stones, particularly uric acid stones.Shock-wave treatment (lithotripsy) for kidney stones may increase one's risk of diabetes later in life. A 2006... Read more »Kidney Stones: Prevention
...surgery is performed in less than 2% of patients.Stone removal procedures:Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) is used for small stones (less than one centimeter, or slightly less than... Read more »Kidney Stones: Diagnosis
...surgeries.For small stones that are lodged in the lower part of the ureter, ureteroscopy or shock wave lithotripsy are the procedures of choice.For larger stones, ureteroscopy, percutaneous... Read more »Gallstones and Gallbladder Disease: Managing Common Bile Duct Stones
...bile duct through the tube 7 to 10 days postoperatively to determine if any stones remain in the duct.Lithotripsy for Common Bile Duct StonesShock wave lithotripsy is an option in certain cases... Read more »Kidney Stones: References
...AL, Lohse CM, Patterson DE, Segura JW. Diabetes mellitus and hypertension associated with shock wave lithotripsy of renal and proximal ureteral stones at 19 years of followup. J Urol.... Read more »Images
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