MedlinePlus Encyclopedia: About Lithotripsy MedlinePlus is designed to help find appropriate, authoritative health information from NLM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations. It gives a brief definition and describes the procedure, indications, the risks involved and about the convalescence after the procedure.
University of Michigan Health System: Lithotripsy for Kidney Stones Excellence in patient care, medical education and research...that's what defines the University of Michigan Health System. After defining lithotripsy it tells about the indications, the preparation for the procedure, the benefits and risks associated with the procedure.
The National Kidney Foundation: About Lithotripsy The National Kidney Foundation, Inc., a major voluntary health organization, seeks to prevent kidney and urinary tract diseases, improve the health and well-being of individuals and families affected by these diseases, and increase the availability of all organs for transplantation. The website explains about lithotripsy, its advantages and disadvantages, success of lithotripsy, complications and side effects and other alternative treatments for stone disease.
Wikipedia- the free encyclopedia: Lithotriptor Begun in 2001, Wikipedia has rapidly grown into the largest reference website on the Internet. The content of Wikipedia is free, written collaboratively by people from all around the world. It gives information about the lithotriptor medical devices, tells about the technical procedure of lithotripsy and about extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy in detail.
