Lithotripsy: extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy is generally the recommended treatment for stones of this size located in the kidney. this is an outpatient treatment when you lay on the table and the machine breaks the stone up my sending shockwaves through your skin and your body. on the shockwaves at the stone the stone fragments and to multiple tiny pieces. These pieces and then passed out in your urine
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