What is an ESWL?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.ย. 2017
- Dr. Daniel Reznicek explains how extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy works and what to expect from surgery.
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ESWL is an acronym for extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy. ESWL is a non-invasive surgical procedure, that is performed under sedation or general anesthesia to treat kidney stones. Shockwaves are created outside the body and then focused onto a stone. The stone then fragments into smaller pieces for the patient to pass on their own. The procedure is an outpatient procedure and usually lasts less than an hour.
ESWL cannot be performed on all stones and has some restrictions. It cannot be used during pregnancy, on people with blood thinners, or on patients with kidney tumors. It does not work well on very dense or very large stones. The stones also have to be visualized within the body to aim the shockwave and have to be tracked during the procedure with either fluoroscopy (x-ray), or with ultrasound. Some stones that are low in the urinary tract and in the pelvis may be difficult to treat because the shockwave has to be aimed around the bones.
Stones not treated by ESWL are typically treated with other minimally invasive procedures such as a ureteroscopy ( • What is a Ureteroscopy? ), or a percutaneous nephrolithotomy. Open or laparascopic surgeries for kidney stones are quite rare today. - วิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี
I am so excited I found you! I am from Bellingham, WA as well but now live in Boise, ID. I became a urology medical coder and my learning is taking me to all kinds of TH-cam videos. Thank you so much for showing the how, why and what these instruments are. It helps me tremendously in coding surgeries.
Ahh yes! I used to set up and clean up after surgeries as an Orderly in the OR. 😁 ESWL procedures were always simple to set up for, on my end
Can this be used for calcified plaques in people with Peyronie's disease?
DR QUE? Y POR QUE? ...ME SOMETÍ A ESWL Y DESPUÉS DEL PROSEDIMIENTO ...SE VIO EN EL SONOGRAMA QUE AUN SEQUIAN MIS 2 PIEDRAS UNA DE 5 Y LA OTRA MENOR???
QUÉ SUCEDIO? A DONDE EL DR APUNTÓ LA METRAYETA??? ME PREGUNTÓ, QUE PUDO HABER SUCEDIDO???
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How do I vouch I need this operation and I'm not getting taken advantage from "doctors" or the healthcare system.
I have pain once a blue moon and so far I've been ok.
Is there anywhere I could read more indepth into fatality rate, recovery, and actual pros and cons?
My stone is already far down my ureter and is 10cm can this be done? I have a one on my left ureter.
You mean 10mm. 10cm is the size of a baseball
How many minutes does the procedure take? Thank you.
Usually around 30 minutes.
Thank you..I had the procedure done OCt 29 it was 50 minutes. I live in Southern Thailand.
@@RobertSantos-rw8dywhat was the size of your stone
Is it hurts?
Or need anesthesia.?
The vast majority here are done with general anesthesia. Some people get sedation. Each shock is not that painful but 3000 in a row is uncomfortable if you are awake and causes you to move and make targeting the stone difficult.
And wer the treatment for gallstone
This is not for the treatment of gallstones, only kidney stones