Monogenic urinary lithiasis in Tunisian children: 25 years' experience of a referral center.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe the clinical, biochemical and evolutive profile of monogenic urinary lithiasis in Tunisian children followed up in a reference service, during a 25 years period.

Methods

This was a single-center retrospective observational study of children with urolithiasis, conducted in the pediatric nephrology department in Charles Nicolle Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia over 25 years (January 1st, 1996 to December 31, 2020). Children≤18 of age with urolithiasis with or without nephrocalcinosis related to a monogenic disease were included in our study.

Results

A total of 66 children were included in our study. Patients were 5.92±3.48 years of age at the time of urolithiasis diagnosis, and 5.33±3.66 years of age at the time of the underlying pathology diagnosis. The i

SUBMITTER: Boussetta A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9552245 | biostudies-literature | 2022 mai

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature