Urinary Lithiasis in Children

Urolithiasis in Jordanian Children.: A Report of 52 Cases

“…Our figures also confirm the unexplained observation that unilateral calculi occur more frequently on the left (Mazeman et al, 1978). Bladder stones in this series (17.3%) were much less than those reported from Turkey (Remzi, 1980), Thailand (Chutikorn et al, 1967), Pakistan (Rizvi et al, 1985) and Afghanistan (Srivastava et al, 1986).…”

“…In the studies carried out by Gaches et al (1975) and by Joost and Marberger (1982), however, the rate was 60%. Some reports have revealed a high incidence among infants (Mazeman et al, 1978;Remzi, 1980), but in the present series only 1 child was aged less than 1 year. There were two peaks at 6 and 12 years.…”

Epidemiology of Urolithiasis

“…60-80% of urolithiasis is considered to be associated with infection, organisms of the Proteus and Coliform group predominating (FINN and SAUPE 1981;MARQUARDT and NAGEL 1977;MAZEMAN et al 1978MAZEMAN et al ,1983NORONA et al 1979;REMZI 1980;SINNO et al 1979;TURKYILMAZ 1976). Approximately % of children with urolithiasis have an anatomical abnormality of the urinary tract (Ho-MANN et al 1977), and according to NAGEL (1980,1982) the related outflow and urodynamic disorders are of great importance in childhood urolithogenesis.…”