Lithotripsy for kidney stones.
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy or extracorporeal lithotripsy has become the preferred method of treatment for most renal calculi. Since its introduction in 1980 in Munich, Germany, over 3 million patients worldwide have been treated on more than 1100 machines, using a variety of shock-wave generators to disintegrate kidney stones.
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Victorian Lithotripsy Service, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne.
D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000628:therapy*; D008096:Lithotripsy / Q000009:adverse effects