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Case Reports
. 1992;22(4):304.
doi: 10.1007/BF02019872.

Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy and xanthine calculi in Lesch-Nyhan syndrome

M Morino  1 , N Shiigai, H Kusuyama, K Okada
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Case Reports

Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy and xanthine calculi in Lesch-Nyhan syndrome

M Morino et al. Pediatr Radiol. 1992.

Abstract

We report a case of Lesch-Nyhan syndrome (LNS) with urinary xanthine calculi. At eight years of age calculi in the renal pelvis were successfully disintegrated by extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) without any complications. Follow-up sonography is very useful for management of patients with LNS, particularly when they are on allopurinol therapy.

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