Brief Historical Background of (ESWL)

The Lithotripsy unit is called “Lithotripter”. This wonder of medical science and state of art technology was developed in Germany, where the first patient was treated in February 1980, in Munich University...

In the beginning, the patient had to lie in a water-filled tub and only small-sized stones of the kidney were crushed after keeping the patient empty stomach & giving GA. But as medical research advanced, newer machines with better technology were manufactured...