cholecystolithotripsy

cho·le·cys·to·lith·o·trip·sy

(kō'lē-sis'tō-lith'ō-trip-sē), Fragmentation of a gallstone most commonly by the application of transcutaneously applied sonic energy focused on the stone. [chole- + G. kystis, bladder, + lithos, stone, + tripsis, a rubbing]

cholecystolithotripsy

(kō″lē-sĭs″tō-lĭth′ō-trĭp″sē) [″ + ″ + ″ + tripsis, a rubbing] Crushing of a gallstone in the unopened gallbladder with an extracorporeal shock-wave lithotriptor; its use is primarily investigational.