Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) is a widely used, non-invasive nephrolithiasis treatment that is considered safe, with minimal side effects. However, Georg Prange and colleagues from ...

Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) followed by endoscopy is a good alternative to surgery for chronic pancreatitis, but the technical demands of the procedure limit its use. A successful ...

To compare the safety and efficacy of ureteroscopic lithotripsy and ESWL for the treatment of distal ureteral calculi in children. Children with distal ureteral calculi (between the inferior aspect of ...

Flexible ureteroscopy and lasertripsy (FURSL) for treating renal stones larger than 1 cm in diameter is associated with high success rates, data show. The finding comes from a study of 88 patients ...

Adding a diuretic to extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) improves ureteral stone fragmentation and clearance, researchers reported in the Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Pre-procedural rectal indomethacin administration safely and effectively reduced the incidence of ...

The treatment of kidney stones could soon be getting much faster, easier, and safer. Scientists have devised a method of non-invasively tearing the objects apart, using what are known as "acoustic ...

A technique that blasts kidney stones with ultrasound waves may offer a noninvasive treatment option for the painful condition, according to the first human study, published in The Journal of Urology.

The Stone Clinic at Baylor Medicine in the Lester and Sue Smith Urology Clinic specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of urinary stone disease and the prevention of stone recurrences. Stone ...

March 22, 2022 – An innovative technique called burst wave lithotripsy (BWL) may provide an effective, more accessible alternative for noninvasive treatment of kidney stones, according to initial ...

Punjab Health Minister Khawaja Salman Rafique on Friday inaugurated Punjab’s first Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL) Unit at Children’s Hospital Lahore, marking a major milestone in the ...