Kidney stones: How new technology has improved management: Postgraduate Medicine: Vol 84, No 8

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Patients with kidney stones no longer must face surgical treatment followed by several weeks of recuperation. Newer lithotripsy techniques require only a short hospital stay and are more tolerable and economical. Dr Streem reviews the principles and applications of three current techniques—shock wave, ultrasound, and laser lithotripsy.

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