Update on Urinary Stones in Children: Current and Future Concepts in Surgical Treatment and Shockwave Lithotripsy

Miniaturized instrumentation used for endoscopic treatment of urinary stone disease in children has been readily adopted in clinical practice. However, there is a need to optimize and individualize the surgical approach according to the patient’s age, body habitus, and stone characteristics. Promisi...

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Published in:European urology focus 2017-04, Vol.3 (2-3), p.164-171
Main Authors: Silay, Mesrur Selcuk, Ellison, Jonathan S., Tailly, Thomas, Caione, Paolo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
Children
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Lithotripsy - adverse effects
Microperc
Mini percutaneous nephrolithotomy
Nephrolithotomy, Percutaneous - instrumentation
Nephrolithotomy, Percutaneous - methods
Percutaneous nephrolithotomy
Retrograde intrarenal surgery
Shockwave lithotripsy
Ureteroscopy
Ureteroscopy - instrumentation
Urinary Calculi - surgery
Urinary Calculi - therapy
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Summary:Miniaturized instrumentation used for endoscopic treatment of urinary stone disease in children has been readily adopted in clinical practice. However, there is a need to optimize and individualize the surgical approach according to the patient’s age, body habitus, and stone characteristics. Promising novel equipment and techniques will continue to advance the surgical care of these children. To review the literature regarding surgical and shockwave lithotripsy (SWL) treatment of urinary stone disease in children and provide an overview on future treatment innovations. We conducted a nonsystematic review of the literature using the PubMed database. The search focused on the most recent two decades to provide a contemporary overview of surgical outcomes. Although SWL use has proportionally decreased over time, it remains an important treatment option for kidney stones
ISSN:2405-4569
2405-4569
DOI:10.1016/j.euf.2017.07.005