Southern Kentucky Vascular announced the addition of Shockwave Lithotripsy, becoming the first outpatient vascular center in ...

The long-term effects of treating renal stones with extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy are not fully known. Potential problems include hypertension, decreased renal function and stone recurrence. A ...

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 ...

Kidney stones are a common condition in the U.S. – about 1 in 10 Americans get them. Passing a kidney stone can be quite painful. It can cause severe, sharp pain in the side and back, below the rib, ...

The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases has renewed a major grant which will allow Indiana University School of Medicine researchers to continue scrutinizing the long-term ...

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Shockwave Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: SWAV), a pioneer in the development of Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) to treat severely calcified ...

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 ...

BRANSON, Mo. – A Cox Medical Center Shockwave Lithotripsy Specialist uses a machine that blasts kidney, ureter and bladder stones away on a non-human patient, a serval cat. UPDATE: Details on body ...

The demand for lithotripsy procedures is expected to increase in the coming years. This expected increase is supported by a review of the Global Lithotripsy Devices Market. It is forecasted to grow at ...