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18421432

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-5-9
pubmed:abstractText
With a proportion of 1-5%, children constitute only a small number of all patients with urolithiasis. Nevertheless, pediatric stone disease is an important health care problem because of the high recurrence rate and the threat of progredient renal function impairment with consecutive loss of quality of life. Modern therapies, especially extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL), ureteroscopy (URS), and percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL), have caused a revolution in the operative treatment spectrum. Open surgery is required for stone removal only rarely, such as for the simultaneous repair of urinary tract anomalies. The minimally invasive modalities of modern stone therapy - mainly ESWL as the treatment of first choice - have led to widespread disregard of stone metaphylaxis. The important principle that says an urinary stone is just a symptom and not the cause of the disease is often forgotten. So it must be noted that despite the high standard of care in Germany, not all problems regarding urinary stone disease are being resolved, particularly in childhood. This article presents the current knowledge of the most important aspects of stone therapy and the methods of treatment in children.
pubmed:language
ger
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0340-2592
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
47
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
545-50, 552-5
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
[Urolithiasis in children--rational diagnosis, therapy, and metaphylaxis].
pubmed:affiliation
Klinik für Urologie, Zeisigwaldkliniken Bethanien, Zeisigwaldstrasse 101, 09130, Chemnitz, Deutschland. d.fahlenkamp@bethanien-sachsen.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Review