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Lithotomy from Gr**** for "lithos" (stone) and "tomos" (cut), is a
surgical method for
removal of calculi,
stones formed inside certain organs, such as...
- The
lithotomy position is a
common position for
surgical procedures and
medical examinations involving the
pelvis and
lower abdomen, as well as a common...
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referred to as
delivery positions or
labor positions. In
addition to the
lithotomy position (on back with feet
pulled up),
still commonly used by many obstetricians...
- A 16th-century
lithotomy dilator, used to
expand the
urethra for
extraction of
urinary stones...
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ayurveda texts also
taught surgical techniques,
including rhinoplasty,
lithotomy, sutures,
cataract surgery, and the
extraction of
foreign objects. Historical...
- ligatures, am****tions, tonsillectomies, mastectomies,
cataract surgeries,
lithotomies,
hernia repair, gynecology, neurosurgery, and others.
Surgery was a rare...
- stirrups, a type of
socks worn by
baseball players the
braces supporting the
lithotomy position utilised in
medical examinations such as a
pelvic exam A clamp...
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neuropathological side
effects compared with
other positions,
notably lithotomy position where the hips are
almost fully flexed.
Uncommonly it can precipitate...
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death at age 30.
Cheselden is
famous for the
invention of the
lateral lithotomy approach to
removing bladder stones,
which he
first performed in 1727...
- in pickles,
salad dressings, sauces, soups,
shrubs ****tail)
Surgery (
lithotomy)
Medication /
antibiotics Extracorporeal shock wave
lithotripsy (ESWL)...
