Frequency of response to lithotripsy and renal complications in children with nephrolithiasis was admitted to L abbafinejad hospital between 1380 to 1390

In our study, we evaluated retrospectively the efficacy of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) in the treatment of ureteral stones in children.
Between the dates of 2005-2010, 200 children who were applied ESWL due to the ureteral stone in our Clinic and consisted of 103 boys and 97 girls whose mean age was 7.9 ± 3.9 were evaluated. The sizes of the stones were 4 to 27 mm. ESWL was performed in the supine position for upper ureteral stones, in the supine/prone position for middle and lower ureteral stones.
Stone-free rate was determined as 85% in three-month follow-up of the patients. Re-treatment was done at 15% of the patients. There was not any serious complication at any of the patients.
According to these findings ESWL with its high stone-free rates and negligible complications is the first method to be refered in the treatment of ureteral stones in children.