Kidney Stone Surgery Swl. Sometimes a repeat procedure or a different procedure is needed. Shock wave lithotripsy procedure in durban.
Shock wave lithotripsy swl is the most common kidney stone treatment. While swl is not indicated for very large kidney stones the treatment is typically prescribed for smaller stones that are not dense or very hard and which are not located in the lower pole of the kidney. Swl removes kidney stones in about half of people who have it.
In others stone fragments of various sizes remain.
Swl is a non invasive option if you have smaller kidney stones that are too large to pass on their own. The modern kidney stone surgeries laparoscopic surgery laser lithotripsy and swl are available at pristyn care. Laser treatment for kidney stones involves the use of laser energy for breaking the stones into small fragments. Kidney stones can be removed surgically via different procedures including shockwave lithotripsy swl ureteroscopy percutaneous nephrolithotomy pcnl and open surgery.