ESWL (extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy) -
out patient treatment of kidney stones

One of the main emphasises of our practice lies in the possibility of out patient kidney stone treatment.

Up to now we are the only office in Austria offering this service to patients whose medical indication does not require a indoor treatment for lithotripsy in a hospital.

Our ESWL machine uses ultrasound waves to locate the kidney stones (which means no harm through x-ray radiation). A piezoelectric device with narrow focus is used to disintegrate the kidney stones (the narrow focus reduces the possibility of pain). Usually the ESWL treatment can be undergone without analgesic medication.

WOLF Piezolith (made in Germany)
The same machine is used at the kidney stone center ("Steinzentrum") at Rudolf-Hospital in Vienna.