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Kidney stones blasted by new non-surgical sound wave device

March 30, 2022 by Leo

An article published in the Journal of Urology is reporting on the first 19 humans treated with a new non-invasive method designed to break up kidney stones using sound waves. The method, dubbed burst wave lithotripsy (BWL), successfully fragmented the majority of kidney stones, promising a non-surgical way to treat patients with this common condition.

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This would be so helpful when further developed.

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