Breaking Down Kidney Stones Using Ultrasound. Shock wave lithotripsy swl swl involves using ultrasound high frequency sound waves to pinpoint where a kidney stone is. While kidney stones often are seen on renal ultrasound it is a rather vague image at best.
Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy eswl uses shock waves to break a kidney stone into small pieces that can more easily travel through the urinary tract and pass from the body. Then they aim high energy shock waves at your kidney from the outside. The precise location of the kidney stone usually needs to be pinpointed first usually through an abdominal ultrasound or another imaging technique at the london clinic.
What technique can break up kidney stones via ultrasound.
09 00 am est subscribe now. A kidney stone is formed when there is too much of some substances in your urine. 09 00 am est subscribe now. The stones are broken into tiny pieces.