Tag: ESWL

From Royal to BHQ: 8 Years of Practicing Urology in Cambodia — A Personal Journey

Dr. Pom shares his 8-year journey from weekend urologist in Cambodia to BHQ — pioneering ESWL, men’s health, and REZUM at Royal Phnom Penh.

The 3rd Generation of ESWL’s patient instruction

What actually happens in the days after shockwave lithotripsy on a 3rd-generation machine — the one used at Bangkok Hospital Headquarters. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone sets out the expected effects, the risks worth knowing, and the warning signs that need attention.

How the 4th Generation ESWL works?

Not all shockwave lithotripters are the same. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone, urologist at Bangkok Hospital, explains what 4th-generation ESWL machines added over earlier ones, what the success rates by stone size really are — and which generation is used at Bangkok Hospital Headquarters today.

Post-ESWL patient instructions

Blood in the urine, a stone street in the ureter, fragments that quietly regrow — Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone, urologist at Bangkok Hospital, sets out what actually happens in the days after shockwave lithotripsy, the real risk figures, and the warning signs that need urgent attention.

The Four Generations of ESWL: How Shockwave Kidney Stone Treatment Evolved

Shockwave lithotripsy has been reinvented four times since the 1980s. Dr. Soarawee Weerasopone traces what changed with each generation of machine, shares the outcomes from the 4th-generation lithotripter he introduced to Cambodia in 2018 — and explains which generation is used at Bangkok Hospital Headquarters today.