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What is a procedure that treats this disease?

William has been experiencing pain in his side and scant, pink-colored urine. His urologist suspects a problem in William’s kidneys. He orders imaging tests and urinalysis to confirm his diagnosis of kidney stones. The doctor schedules an appointment for a treatment procedure called ______
to send sound waves into the kidney to crush the stones.

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It’s called Lithotripsy
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