The radiology of renal stones in children.
Fifty children with urinary stones have been reviewed. Most stones were found in boys and there was a peak incidence in the first year of life. Urinary infection was present in 80% and haematuria was the presenting symptom in more than a quarter. Congenital metabolic abnormalities were rare but primary non-refluxing wide ureter was present in 10%. The adult intravenous urogram pattern of acute ureteric obstruction was not seen. The importance of bringing a child back for repeat control films after a drink in order to detect all the stones is stressed.
D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006417:Hematuria / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012737:Sex Factors; D014514:Ureteral Calculi / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001744:Urinary Bladder Calculi / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014545:Urinary Calculi / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000209:etiology