Urolithiasis in children.
A 10-year review of stones in children at the St. Louis University Hospitals is presented. Stones related to infection were seen most often and urinary diversion secondary to congenital abnormalities of the urinary tract was the most frequent predisposing cause. The morbidity of stones in children is high.
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000601:surgery; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008591:Meningomyelocele / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014545:Urinary Calculi / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D014547:Urinary Diversion