Shockwaves and the Rolling Stones: An Overview of Pediatric Stone Disease.

ABSTRACT: Urinary stone disease is a common problem in adults, with an estimated 10% to 20% lifetime risk of developing a stone and an annual incidence of almost 1%. In contrast, in children, even though the incidence appears to be increasing, urinary tract stones are a rare problem, with an estimated incidence of approximately 5 to 36 per 100,000 children. Consequently, typical complications of rare diseases, such as delayed diagnosis, lack of awareness, and specialist knowledge, as well as difficulties accessing specific treatments also affect children with stone disease. Indeed, because stone disease is such a common problem in adults, frequently, it is adult practitioners who will first be asked to manage affected children. Yet, there are unique aspects to pediatric urolithiasis such that treatm

SUBMITTER: Smeulders N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9939363 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature