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Using sound waves to break up kidney stones – First human study shows promising results

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 ...
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Shock wave therapy for kidney stones linked to increased risk of diabetes, hypertension

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Mayo Clinic researchers are sounding an alert about side effects of shock wave lithotripsy: in a research study, they found this common treatment for kidney stones to significantly ...
Gulf Times

HMC launches non-invasive kidney and ureter stone fragmentation using shock waves

Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has launched the latest global system for kidney and ureter stone fragmentation, using extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy technology at the Urology Department of the ...
Nature

Extra corporeal shock wave lithotripsy of calculi located in lower calyx of left kidney in a spinal cord injury patient who has implantation of baclofen pump in the ipsilateral ...

Selected spinal cord injury (SCI) patients with profound spasticity may be treated by implantation of a baclofen pump for intrathecal administration of baclofen. The pump is implanted in the abdominal ...
Medscape

FDA Approves Shockwave's Lithoplasty System for Peripheral Artery Disease

FREMONT, CA — The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Shockwave Medical's Lithoplasty System as treatment for calcified plaque in patients with peripheral artery disease, the company ...