Meta-analysis reveals a significantly increased risk only in male patients. Patients with stones smaller than 7 mm are more likely have a successful treatment than those with larger stones, ...

Extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy (SWL) is an established strategy for the removal of urinary calculi. Incident shock waves pulverize stones, which are subsequently expelled from the urinary ...

Shock-wave lithotripsy (SWL) has been used in the minimally invasive treatment of renal and proximal ureteral stones for over 20 years. The transient, acute effects of SWL on renal and other tissues ...

Credit: Getty Images. A recent study may support use of tamsulosin as medical expulsion therapy following shockwave lithotripsy. Tamsulosin may be effective as medical expulsive therapy for patients ...

Shockwave lithotripsy (SWL) for pediatric patients leads to less pain and fewer abnormal urinary symptoms after recovery than the widely used ureteroscopy (URS) procedure, according to research ...

Even without antibiotic prophylaxis, SWL patients have an extremely low incidence of UTIs. MONTREAL—New findings challenge the need for universal antibiotic prophylaxis prior to shock wave lithotripsy ...

Typical balloon placement and pretreatment sites relative to pacing/defibrillation leads. Photo Credit: J Am Coll Cardiol EP. Central Illustration (adapted). Pacemaker and defibrillator leads encased ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA—The use of cutting and noncompliant balloons for lesion preparation appears to provide results similar to those achieved with Shockwave intravascular lithotripsy (IVL; Shockwave ...

About one in 11 Americans will experience the discomfort of a kidney stone in their lifetime. While some might think of these pesky mineral clumps as earthly inconveniences, they’re a problem up in ...