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MSH: The destruction of a calculus of the kidney, ureter, bladder, or gallbladder by physical forces, including crushing with a lithotriptor through a catheter. Focused percutaneous ultrasound and focused hydraulic shock waves may be used without surgery. Lithotripsy does not include the dissolving of stones by acids or litholysis. Lithotripsy by laser is LITHOTRIPSY, LASER.,CSP: the destruction of a calculus of the kidney, ureter, bladder, or gallbladder by physical forces, including crushing with a lithotriptor through a catheter; focused percutaneous ultrasound and focused hydraulic shock waves may be used without surgery; lithotripsy does not include the dissolving of stones by acids or litholysis.,NCI: A procedure to break a stone into small particles that can be more easily cleared from the body.,CHV: a medical procedure to break up stones that form in the kidney, bladder or ureters so that they can be passed out of the body in the urine,CHV: a medical procedure to break up stones that form in the kidne