[Endoscopic removal of urinary calculi in children]

Abstract

The authors present their experience with the endoscopic kidney stone removal in pediatric patients. They treated 55 children under 14 with this method. If the stone was large they used ultrasonic disintegration. On the basis of their own experience and the technical literature they assert that most of the pediatric kidney stones are removable in this way and there is no reason for the existence of open surgery only in exceptional cases. They detail the difficulties of the performance, their results and complications. On the basis of these they emphasize that the aversion from the endoscopic kidney stone removal in pediatric patients--if someone has the necessary skill--is causeless.