When the stone reaches an appropriate size or shape, it prevents the free flow of urine and blocks the flow of urine or damages the kidney or other part of the urinary stone.
i) Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) (Attasit et al., 2009)
Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) is the most widely used procedure for the treatment of kidney stones. ESWL acts as an alternative approach to disintegrate stones developed in the kidney and in the upper urinary tract. ESWL uses high pressure shock waves that are generated by an external source travel through the skin and body tissues before being focused on a kidney stone. These waves hit the denser stones (less than 2 centimetres, 0.8 inches) and causes stone fragmentation directly by
i) Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) (Attasit et al., 2009)
Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) is the most widely used procedure for the treatment of kidney stones. ESWL acts as an alternative approach to disintegrate stones developed in the kidney and in the upper urinary tract. ESWL uses high pressure shock waves that are generated by an external source travel through the skin and body tissues before being focused on a kidney stone. These waves hit the denser stones (less than 2 centimetres, 0.8 inches) and causes stone fragmentation directly by