A lithotriptor is a medical device used in the non-invasive treatment of kidney stones (urinary calculosis) and biliary calculi (stones in the gallbladder or in the liver). The scientific name of this procedure is Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ES

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Lithotripsy is a procedure that uses ultrasound waves to break-up stones that conform in the gall bladder or kidneys. The fragments of the stone can then be passed from the body. The procedure shown here is being performed to treat a gall stone. This scan shows the location of the stone inside the gall bladder. Using the image on the scan for guidance, the position directs ultrasound waves produced by a machine called a Lithotriptor to the stone causing it to break up.