Pediatric Flexible Ureteroscopic Lithotripsy: The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Experience

Abstract

Pediatric ureteroscopy is a safe and efficacious modality in the treatment of all upper urinary tract calculi, including lower pole calculi.

Retrograde intrarenal surgery for renal stones - Part 2

“…They found that success rates were correlated with stone dimension, where need for additional procedure was correlated with both stone dimension and patient age. In a series of 167 patients with a mean age of 62.4 months, Kim et al [33] reported a SFR of 100% and 97% in stones smaller and bigger than 10 mm, respectively, without any intraoperative and postoperative complications. Insertion of a stent was required in 57% of the patients in whom an access was not achieved.…”

Efficacy of flexible fibreoptic ureteroscopy and Holmium laser in retrograde intrarenal surgery for calyceal calculi

“…Kim et al also performed flexible ureteroscopy in children aged between 3 and 218 months (mean 62.4 months) with a stone burden 3-24 mm with an average of 1.3 stones per patient. 19 The procedure was performed without ureteric dilatation. However in 57% access could not be obtained.…”

Comparison of Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery and Mini-Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy in The Management of Pediatric Kidney Stones: Single Center Retrospective Study

“…Taşları <10 mm olanlarının hepsinde, >10 mm olanlarının %97'sinde taşsızlık sağ-landı. Herhangi bir intra ve postoperatif komplikasyon izlenmedi 10 . Ünsal ve ark., 16 hastada RIRC etkinliğini araştırdı.…”