title: [Coralliform lithiasis in children. Apropos of 20 case reports].
abstract: The authors recall the characteristics of infantile staghorn calculus, in relation to twenty personal cases. The complaint is more frequently encountered in boys than in girls. A frequent etiology is proteus urinary infection. The morphology of the staghorn and the state of the parenchyma are determining factors in the treatment. A sinusoid morphology and thickness of the renal parenchyma are operative indications. The bivalving operation is exceptional. Results are generally satisfactory (80% of cases), and recurrences are rare.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007668:Kidney / Q000601:surgery; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000150:complications*; D014567:Urography
vernacular_title: La lithiase coralliforme chez l'enfant. A propos de vingt observations.