Shock wave therapy for kidney and urinary stones is a leading means of urolithiasis and is rapidly being replaced by open surgery in the treatment of ureteral stones.

Kidney stones often have clinical manifestations such as back pain, pain in the lower ribs, pain when urinating, the patient may have frequent urination, urinary incontinence, even blood in the urine,... However, the above symptoms can also occur in other diseases. Therefore, it is impossible to rely solely on clinical symptoms to diagnose kidney stones, but it is necessary to conduct an examination and perform paraclinical tests for kidney stones to detect kidney stones.

Coral kidney stones are stones that fill two or more renal calyces, and have a coral-like appearance. Coral kidney stones are also known as struvite stones or infection stones. If left untreated, coral kidney stones can cause pyelonephritis, kidney failure, and systemic poisoning, leading to death.