Pediatric retrograde intra-renal surgery for renal stones <2 cm in solitary kidney.

Introduction: Management of renal stones in children with a solitary kidney is a challenge. In the current study, the efficacy and safety of retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) in these children were determined.

Patients And Methods: Records of children with renal stones who were treated at our institute between August 2011 and August 2014 were retrospectively assessed.

Colon Radiological Delineation Technique Prior to Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy in Patients With Horseshoe Kidney.

Objective: To develop a technique that helps avoid colonic injury during percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) in these patients.

Patients And Methods: PCNL was prospectively performed in a cohort of adults with renal stones in a horseshoe kidney (HSK). PCNLs were done using a standardized technique in prone position in all patients.

Stentless pediatric ureteroscopic holmium: YAG laser stone disintegration: is gravels retrieval an issue?

Purpose: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of stentless pediatric ureteroscopic holmium laser stone disintegration without gravels retrieval.

Patients And Methods: From Feb 2007 to Feb 2010, 21 children (12 boys and 9 girls) with unilateral single stone ureter, with an average age of 8.5 years (range 4-12 years), were treated with 6.