Editing Lithotomy (section)

{{Short description|Surgical method for removal of calculi stones}}
{{for|the position|Lithotomy position}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox medical intervention
| Name       = Lithotomy
| Image      = Nefrolit.jpg
| alt        =
| Caption    = A [[kidney stone]], {{convert|8|mm|in}} in diameter
| ICD10      =
| ICD9       = {{ICD9proc|51.04}} (gallbladder)<br>
{{ICD9proc|51.41}} (common duct)<br>
{{ICD9proc|51.49}}, {{ICD9proc|51.96}} (bile passage or hepatic duct)<br>
{{ICD9proc|55.01}}, {{ICD9proc|55.03}} (kidney)<br>
{{ICD9proc|56.2}} (ureter)<br>
{{ICD9proc|57.19}} (urinary bladder)
| OPS301     =
| MeshID     = D008096
| OtherCodes =
}}
'''Lithotomy''' from [[Greek language|Greek]] for "lithos" ([[stone]]) and "tomos" ([[Cutting|cut]]), is a [[surgery|surgical]] method for removal of [[calculus (medicine)|calculi]], stones formed inside certain organs, such as the [[urinary tract]] ([[kidney stone]]s), [[Urinary bladder|bladder]] ([[bladder stone]]s), and [[gallbladder]] ([[gallstone]]s), that cannot exit naturally through the [[urinary system]] or [[biliary tract]]. The procedure is usually performed by means of a surgical incision (therefore [[Invasiveness of surgical procedures|invasive]]). Lithotomy differs from [[lithotripsy]], where the stones are crushed either by a [[Invasiveness of surgical procedures#Minimally invasive procedure|minimally invasive]] probe inserted through the exit canal, or by an acoustic pulse ([[extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy]]), which is a [[Invasiveness of surgical procedures#Non-invasive procedure|non-invasive]] procedure. Because of these less invasive procedures, the use of lithotomy has decreased significantly in the modern era.