Takazawa R. 2025: Editorial Comment to "Stone at the same location for 2 months predicts impacted stones and stone-free status after shock wave lithotripsy for ureteral stones: A Funabashi clinic expert study".

Ryoji Takazawa
Int J Urol. 2025 Feb 14. doi: 10.1111/iju.70001

Abstract

No abstract available

Comment Peter Alken

Besides some minor detailed objections to the study the essential information from Japan is
“Recently, an increasing number of hospitals have been unable to upgrade their aging ESWL equipment. Also, with the shift to endoscopic surgery, some companies have exited the ESWL business. However, ESWL will never die. Once ESWL has become too widespread, it may eventually be concentrated in specialized hospitals again.”

Peter Alken