Whether bladder stones can be treated with lithotripsy depends on their size. If the stone is relatively small, less than 1.5 cm, it can be treated with extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy. For larger stones, the effectiveness of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy is often not very good, and surgical treatment is required, generally for stones larger than 1.5 cm. Currently, the surgical approach involves a minimally invasive procedure using ureteroscopy with holmium laser lithotripsy, and the typical hospital stay is usually less than a week.