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You may experience internal bleeding and need a blood transfusion. You can develop infection and even kidney damage when a stone fragment blocks the flow of urine out of the kidneys. The lithotripsy can damage the kidneys, and they may not work as well after the procedure. Possible serious complications may include high blood pressure or kidney failure.
Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) uses shock waves to break a kidney stone into small pieces that can more easily travel through the urinary tract and pass from the body. See a picture of ESWL.1  You lie on a water-filled cushion, and the surgeon uses X-rays or ultrasound tests to precisely locate the stone.SWL may work best for kidney stones in the kidney or in the part of the ureter close to the kidney. Your surgeon may try to push the stone back into the kidney with a small instrument (ureteroscope) and then use ESWL.