PEDIATRIC UROLOGY Large stone clearance in 2-year-old child with staghorn and calyceal stones using SWL monotherapy
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Large stone clearance in 2-year-old child with staghorn and calyceal stones using SWL monotherapy
Treatment of pediatric urolithiasis requires a thorough metabolic and urological evaluation on an individual basis. The objective of our case report was to determine the efficiency and the role of shockwave lithotripsy (SWL) in the treatment of pediatric urolithiasis. In this case report we reported our own experience in the management of staghorn and calyceal stones in both kidneys with SWL. I...
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عنوان ژورنال: Central European Journal of Urology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2080-4806,2080-4873
DOI: 10.5173/ceju.2012.01.art8