Extra-corporeal shock-wave lithotripsy for renal calculi in children

ABSTRACT

Fifty four children underwent lithotripsy for renal calculi. Out of these sixteen were lost to follow-up. Results of thirty-eight were analysed. They were 2.3% of all the patients undergoing lithotripsy. Male to female ratio was 1.8 1. Treatment in 29 cases [76.3%] was declared successful, whereas in 9 cases [23.7%] it was declared failed. About half of the children undergoing lithotripsy had transient haematuria, but no other serious complication was observed. There is however, concern about the long term consequences of lithotripsy in children and its use in growing kidney. Although results to date have shown it to be a safe and effective treatment modality in children