Stone-free rate of laser lithotripsy for large pediatric stones: 15-year experience from a tertiary endourology pediatric center.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pediatric urolithiasis, while less common than in adults, is increasing in incidence. However, current guidelines on the optimal management of this condition vary. Technological advances have led to improvements in the quality and size of ureteroscopes, thus enabling their use in children. Despite this, there remains some hesitancy about using ureteroscopic lithotripsy in the pediatric population, particularly in cases of large stones ⩾10 mm.

Objectives

In this study, our aim was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of ureteroscopy and laser stone fragmentation (URSL) for managing pediatric patients with a cumulative stone burden of ⩾10 mm in our tertiary referral center.

Methods

A dataset was collected of pediatric renal tract stone patients treated at a si

SUBMITTER: Dassanayake SN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11851757 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature