| The specialist can use lithotripsy to break the stones into smaller pieces. |
| Extracorporeal shock wave therapy is trying to find other niches than lithotripsy, particularly as a treatment for tendon related pain. |
| Other treatments include surgery or lithotripsy – in which stones are smashed by applying ultrasonic waves to the outside of the abdomen. |
| The friend was a lawyer representing two groups of doctors who break up kidney stones with a procedure known as lithotripsy. |
| All in all, extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy seems to be the best choice for almost all types of calculosis. |
| Another approach, extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, uses shock waves to break up the stones into tiny pieces that can then pass easily out of the system. |
