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Has kidney stones , how can he destroy it without surgery?
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Lithotripsy : Lithotripsy uses sound waves focused on the stone to crack it into tiny pieces that can pass out of your kidney. It is not used unless there is a kidney stone that is causing a problem, like being stuck in the tube that leads to the bladder ( ureter).
Answered 12/31/2013
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