Patients can return to work and resume other normal activities more quickly. Partial disability after the procedure is reduced from six weeks to just a few days. The cost of a lithotripsy procedure for Ontario residents is covered by the Ontario Health Insurance Plan. Non-residents of Ontario should discuss costs with their doctor. Success of Lithotripsy Extensive studies reveal a success rate of over 90 per cent in lithotripsy procedures.
Most patients are stone free within six weks of treatment.
In most cases only one shock wave treatment is required. About Stents Kidney stones tend to vary in size, location and shape. In fact, many stones eligible for lithotripsy treatment are outside the kidney and in the narrow tube leading to the urinary bladder, known as the ureter. The urologist at the Lithotripsy Centre may feel it is safest for you to have a stent placed in the urinary tract and will discuss this with you before lithotripsy. The stent is totally inside your urinary tract - you will not be able to see it.