Burst wave lithotripsy: insights on effectiveness and safety
Current evidence supports BWL as a promising complementary technology for selected patients with renal and ureteral stones, offering truly noninvasive, patient-centered care. Ongoing trials will clarify its role within treatment algorithms and define optimal indications and workflows.
Authors
- L. Tzelves
- Senol Tonyali
- Stamatios Katsimperis
Institutions
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (GR)
- Sismanoglio General Hospital (GR)
- European Association of Urology (NL)
- Istanbul University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Current Opinion in Urology
- Published
- 2026-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/mou.0000000000001380
- Primary Topic
- Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00