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1:49pm PAUL MONIZ: What you're looking at is a patient
undergoing shockwave lithotripsy. That is just a fancy name for
breaking up kidney stones. If you've ever had a kidney stone,
you can say with certainty you know all about pain.  I'm Paul
Moniz. Thanks for being with us. Kidney stones effect some one
million people in the US every year. More men than women are
effected, and they can sometimes occur in men as early as their
30s. Here to talk about what treatments are available are two
urologists who treat kidney stones.  Dr. Robert Salant is an
Associate Professor of Urology at NYU School of Medicine and in
private practice at Midtown Urologic Associates in New York
City. Dr. Salant, thanks for being here.  Dr. Jon Marks is an
attending urologist at Beth Israel Hospital and the Medical
Director of Metropolitan Lithotriptor which are kidney stone
treatment centers around our area.  Dr.