Ureterorenoscopy in children.

Renal and ureteric calculi is an uncommon problem in western hemisphere but Pakistan being in the middle of the stone belt has much higher incidence. Open surgery has produced excellent results but the non-invasive lithotripsy and minimally invasive endoscopic management of urinary tract stones has changed the attitudes towards acceptance of open surgery by patients and the relatives. Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL), percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) and ureterorenoscopy (URS) is widely reported for adult population. Though ESWL has been widely employed, there are very few reports of PCNL and URS being used in children. We present a case of successful stone retrieval by URS in a child.