- It is the treatment applied to kidney stones that are above a certain size and do not pass spontaneously or with medication, to become small enough to be eliminated from the body.
- ESWL (stone breaking with shock waves from outside the body)
- In this method, shock waves are applied with the help of an imaging (X-RAY) device to break the stones and make them reach the desired size.
- This treatment session may be repeated depending on the size, multiplicity, type and hardness of the stone.
- It is not inpatient treatment.
- Some painkillers can be used.
