Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy: How does it work? Who are candidates for it?: Postgraduate Medicine: Vol 83, No 6

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The discovery that shock waves can pass through body tissue without causing damage or losing energy revolutionized the treatment of kidney stones. Further refinement of the first extracorporeal lithotriptor, first used clinically in Germany in 1980, has made it available to more treatment centers and useful to more patients. The author explains the procedure, traces its success for various types of stones, and summarizes changes it has undergone.

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