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Urology Outpatient Clinic 11A

Service

Services and treatment for urinary tract diseases

The outpatient department of Urinary System 11A provides specialized outpatient services to patients outside and within the hospital as well as counseling and teaching. It conducts various research, diagnostics and treatments for urinary tract diseases such as kidney stomatitis treatment and urinary incontinence counseling.

Kidney stone breaker

Lithotripsy involves focusing sound waves on a small spot where a stone is located, which breaks it up without the need for open surgery. Shock waves are sent to kidney stones with the aim of breaking them into slags that are then excreted in the urine.