Sentences with phrase «in lithotripsy»

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Shock wave lithotripsy, which uses sound waves to break stones into smaller pieces that you then excrete in your pee, can be used to remove that obstruction in some cases.

Small animal nephrology and urology Nephroliths and ureteroliths (kidney and ureter stones) Minimally invasive urology procedures including shock wave lithotripsy, laser lithotripsy, laser ablation of ectopic ureters, and periurethral collagen injection for treatment of urinary incontinence Nutritional therapy of urinary tract disease Problem - based learning in veterinary education Client communications

If you are interested in this procedure as an alternative to surgery, notify your veterinarian to find out if there is a facility near you that is equipped for lithotripsy.

This option (called «laser lithotripsy») is especially useful when the number of stones present is small and / or when a stone is lodged in the urethra and can not be flushed into the bladder.

«Lith» means «stone» and «tripsis» means «crushing» so, in short, lithotripsy refers to the breaking up of stones so that the fragments are small enough to pass.

If the stones are large it may not be time efficient to use lithotripsy (the facility local to us recommends against lithotripsy if there is more than one stone of 1/2 inch or more in diameter).

«Lith» means stone and «tripsis» means crushing so, in short, lithotripsy refers to breaking stones into fragments small enough to pass.

Studies have shown that 100 percent of stones in the urethra can be removed with intracorporeal laser lithotripsy and the median time to complete the procedure was only 36 minutes.

If you are interested in this procedure as an alternative to surgery, talk with your veterinarian to find out if there is a facility near you that is equipped for lithotripsy.

Laser lithotripsy requires the cystoscope laser to be in contact with the stone so, again, the cat must be female; the male cat's urethra is too small for a cystoscope.

Purdue University and the University of Minnesota pioneered the laser lithotripsy technique in veterinary medicine and have been using it successfully for the past several years.

Extracorporeal lithotripsy is available at both the Animal Medical Center (AMC) in New York, Purdue University Veterinary School and the University of Tennessee.

There are only a few of them in the United States and they are located at the same veterinary centers where lithotripsy is performed.

In most cases, a skillful veterinary surgeon can remove urinary tract stones from your pet's lower urinary tract with similar success to lithotripsy.

Laser lithotripsy is available at AMC, The University of California Veterinary School in Davis, The University of Minnesota Veterinary School's, Minnesota Urolith Center, the Veterinary School at Purdue University and the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts.