Non-invasive lithotripsy leads to more treatment for kidney stones
Saturday, May 17, 2014 - 19:00
in Health & Medicine
When it comes to treating kidney stones, less invasive may not always be better, according to new research. In a direct comparison of shock wave lithotripsy vs. ureteroscopy -- the two predominant methods of removing kidney stones -- researchers found that ureteroscopy resulted in fewer repeat treatments.