title: [Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy in children].
abstract: Upper urinary tract lithiasis is a rare condition in children in comparison to its incidence in the adult population. The distribution of lithiasis in children has been reported to be 56% for idiopathic lithiasis, 20% for metabolic lithiasis, and 25% for lithiasis associated with uropathy. Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) has become the treatment of choice for upper urinary tract calculi in the adult patient as well as in children after minor changes and complementary material had permitted the utilization of the Dornier HM-3 lithotripter in these small patients. The reported 3-month success rates range from 47% to 83%, according to the number of patients or kidneys free from calculi. The series reported in the literature have a mean of about 60% completely stone-free kidneys evidenced on the X-ray of the abdomen without preparation at 3 months. Its indications and results are comparable with those of ESWL in the adult. However, the long-term results have as yet not been evaluated and, to date, its hypothetical effects on renal growth or arterial pressure have not yet been elucidated.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Charbit
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Terdjman
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Gendreau
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Guérin
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Quental
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cukier
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000628:therapy*; D008096:Lithotripsy / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male
vernacular_title: La litotricia extracorpórea por ondas de choque en el niño.