Kidney stone treatment options in Austin

September 24, 2012

Austin Urology Institute is proud to offer the latest treatments in managing kidney stones.  This is a growing epidemic throughout the country, and Austin is no exception.  We specialize in shockwave lithotripsy, a non-invasive way to manage stones without cuts, in an outpatient manner, in less than 1 hour.  For more complicated stones, lasers no bigger than 3 human hairs are used to break up stones in a minimally-invasive manner.

Hear and read the entire NPR article here

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/09/10/160741926/doctors-take-aim-at-epidemic-kidney-stones-with-lasers

 

Please call to schedule an appointment for preventative/follow-up care: 512-694-8888