 Kidney stone formation is a feared medical problem. My name is Michael Phalen. I'm the Director of Minimally Evasive Urologic Surgery here at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Today we're drawing outside the lines. Kidney stones can present two ways. One with imaging or one with pain. One way to treat a kidney stone is to put a telescope up through the ureter into the kidney and with laser fibers we break up the stones into small dust particles. Another way to treat a kidney stone is to polarize it from the outside. We do this by sending shock waves through the kidney and the kidney stone will shatter. The shattered pieces of dust particles will pass out on their own. If the kidney stones are too large we oftentimes will put a telescope right into the kidney directly and break up a large stone with a blade of technology. Here at the University of Maryland Medical Center we have good treatment options for kidney stones. We'll get you treated and get you back to your normal life.