[Extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy for children].
We performed extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) on a 5-year-old and 8-year-old. Ureteral calculi in both patients were disintegrated, and all fragments were passable spontaneously. The 5-year-old girl was the youngest of the cases of ESWL reported in Japan. As this patient was 107 cm in height, we put a styrofoam layer on the back of this patient. This protected her lung from the shock wave, and the height limit was released from the ESWL treatment. These cases and the peculiarities and devices for ESWL in the pediatric field are discussed.
Wakabayashi
A
A
Department of Urology, Kinki University School of Medicine.
Matsuda
H
H
Uemura
T
T
Kohri
K
K
Kurita
T
T
Kanbara
N
N
Tamura
M
M
D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008096:Lithotripsy / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D014514:Ureteral Calculi / Q000628:therapy*