Government authorities of several nations worldwide are providing attractive reimbursement policies for lithotripsy procedures, according to a TMR study that offers in-depth knowledge on the ...

The Break Wave device non-invasively fragments stones in the kidney or ureter on fully awake patients, without anesthesia, and at any site of care Kidney stones affect one in 10 people in the U.S., ...

SAN FRANCISCO — The interventional answer to heavily calcified coronary lesions could reside in a balloon catheter that blasts calcifications with bursts of acoustic energy, suggests an early-stage ...

NEW ORLEANS — Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy, once the gold standard for removing smaller kidney stones, has fallen out of favor, in part because it might be less effective than ureteroscopy, ...

When it comes to treating kidney stones, less invasive may not always be better, according to new research. In a direct comparison of shock wave lithotripsy vs. ureteroscopy -- the two predominant ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette that includes a therapeutic recommendation. A discussion of the clinical problem and the mechanism of benefit of this form of therapy follows. Major ...

The long-term effects of treating renal stones with extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy are not fully known. Potential problems include hypertension, decreased renal function and stone recurrence. A ...

The demand for lithotripsy procedures is expected to increase in the coming years. This expected increase is supported by a review of the Global Lithotripsy Devices Market. It is forecasted to grow at ...

On July 30, 2008, CMS issued its final rule regarding the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS). CMS elected to allow healthcare service providers until October 1, 2009 to restructure ...

USMD Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: USMD), a physician-led integrated healthcare system, announces that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell most of its lithotripsy division to United Medical ...