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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dublin, Dec. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Lithotripsy Devices Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report By Type (Extracorporeal Shock Wave, Intracorporeal), By Application (Kidney Stones, ...

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, ...

The purpose of this investigation was to review the outcomes and safety of retrograde ureteroscopic laser lithotripsy (URS) for the treatment of urolithiasis in the spinal cord injury (SCI) population ...

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 ...

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 ...

Chonnam National University Hospital announced on May 20 that it had performed the first 'Coronary IntraVascular Lithotripsy (IVL)' procedure in the Honam region to remove calcified lesions during ...

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 ...