ESWL is a noninvasive procedure that breaks down stones in parts of the urinary system, in the pancreas and in the bile ducts. It uses shock waves that are aimed at stones, with the help of X-rays …

Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) is a common, nonsurgical procedure to treat kidney stones. It uses high-energy shock (pressure) waves to break up stones.

May 31, 2023 · ESWL uses shock waves to break down stones. During this procedure, a doctor will use a machine called a lithotripter to aim sound waves directly at the stones through the body. The sound …

Jul 25, 2025 · Extracorporeal (ek-struh-kor-PORE-ee-uhl) Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL) is a non-invasive procedure to get rid of kidney stones. It uses high-energy shock waves to break stones into …

ESWL is a non-invasive way to treat urinary and some biliary or pancreatic stones by breaking them into smaller pieces. Medical research shows that ESWL breaks up stones inside the urinary tract, bile …

Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) was introduced in the early 1980s as a completely noninvasive therapy to break up stones within the kidney and ureter.

Nov 15, 2020 · The most common form of lithotripsy is extracorporeal (outside the body) shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL). A machine called a lithotripter generates the ultrasound shock waves that travel …

Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy is a way to treat kidney stones without having surgery that cuts into your skin. To begin, the exact location of the stone will be found using an X-ray or...

What is lithotripsy? Shock wave lithotripsy is a way to treat kidney stones without surgery. It is also called extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, or ESWL. This treatment uses sound waves to break …

Aug 23, 2025 · Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL) is a medical procedure that uses focused sound waves to break kidney stones into smaller pieces. These smaller fragments can then …