Use of virtual reality significantly improves patient understanding of and confidence in the shock wave lithotripsy procedure.

A noninvasive ultrasound technology called Break Wave lithotripsy (BWL) offers a safe and effective new option for treatment of urinary stones, reports a clinical trial in the October issue of the ...

Break Wave represents the future of kidney stone treatment with the potential to become a first-line treatment option The Break Wave device non-invasively fragments stones in the kidney or ureter on ...

The device uses hertz contact stress energy to break down calcium deposits. The National Heart Centre Singapore has performed an intravascular lithotripsy procedure using the LithiX Hertz Contact IVL ...

Antibiotic prophylaxis with a single dose of ciprofloxacin reduces bacteriuria and urinary tract infections (UTIs) after shockwave lithotripsy for urolithiasis. A single dose of ciprofloxacin before ...