The Hamad Medical Corporation’s lithotripsy unit has acquired the latest version of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) machine, which offers non-invasive treatment of kidney stones.

Lithotripsy is a medical procedure that uses shock waves or a laser to break down stones in the kidney, gallbladder, or ureters. The stones can then pass more easily via the stool or urine. The two ...

Lucknow: KGMU on Tuesday issued a notice to a private agency over a lithotripsy machine for non-surgical treatment of kidney stones that has remained non-functional for the past one-and-a-half months.