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Percutaneous nephrolithotomy in pediatric age group: Assessment of effectiveness and complications
Ender Ozden, Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, 55210 Samsun, Turkey
Mehmet Necmettin Mercimek, Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Sanko University, 27090 Gaziantep, Turkey
Author contributions: Ozden E and Mercimek MN contributed equally to this paper, generated the tables and wrote the manuscript; and Ozden E designed the aim of the editorial and provided necessary corrections.
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Correspondence to: Ender Ozden, MD, FEBU, Associate Professor, Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Kurupelit Campus, Atakum, 55210 Samsun, Turkey. eozden@omu.edu.tr
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Received: August 28, 2015
Peer-review started: September 6, 2015
First decision: October 27, 2015
Revised: November 14, 2015
Accepted: December 13, 2015
Article in press: December 14, 2015
Published online: January 6, 2016
Peer-review started: September 6, 2015
First decision: October 27, 2015
Revised: November 14, 2015
Accepted: December 13, 2015
Article in press: December 14, 2015
Published online: January 6, 2016
Abstract
Management of kidney stone disease in pediatric population is a challenging condition in urology practice. While the incidence of kidney stone is increasing in those group, technological innovations have conrtibuted to the development of minimally invasive treatment of urinary stone disease such as mini-percutenous nephrolitotomy (mini-PCNL), micro-PCNL, ultra mini-PCNL. In this review we tried to evaluate the effect of new teratment techniques on pediatric kidney stones.
Keywords: Percutaneous nephrolithotomy, Pediatric, Kidney stone, Urolithiasis
Core tip: In this article, minimally invasive treatment options of pediatric kidney stone disease are examined. Also, the effectiveness and complication rates of these techniques were reviewed in the light of recent publications.