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SWL offers many advantages over stone removal through surgery. With
SWL, there is an extreme reduction in complications and pain. The
trauma, inconvenience, and pain of a surgical incision are avoided.
Post-treatment complications are minimized and recuperation time after
treatment is greatly reduced. Recuperation with SWL usually takes only
a few days compared to the average of 3-6 weeks following surgery.
Over 90% of patients with kidney stones are excellent candidates for
SWL treatment. After careful evaluation by an urologist, a patient with
multiple or larger stones located anywhere in the urinary tract may be
considered for SWL treatment.
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