Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy in children.
An experience with 103 children treated with extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) is reviewed in this report. The success rate was 63%. The stone volume was of major importance for the result. There was a continuous decrease in success rate with increasing stone size. It was also shown that stone-free rates decreased with an increasing number of stones. Short-term complications were minor and hospitalization times were short. It is concluded that ESWL is a first-choice treatment in children with urinary calculi smaller than 200 mm2 in size.
Hasanoğlu
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E
Gazi University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Paediatrics and Urology, Ankara, Turkey.
Buyan
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N
Tümer
L
L
Bozkirli
I
I
Demirel
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F
Karaoğlan
U
U
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008096:Lithotripsy; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014545:Urinary Calculi / Q000628:therapy*