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UROLITHIASIS/ENDOUROLOGY
Urolithiasis/Endourology Re: Ureteroscopy for Stone Disease in the Paediatric PopulationdA Systematic Review H. Ishii, S. Griffin and B. Somani University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom BJU Int 2014; Epub ahead of print.
Abstract for this article http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.juro.2015.01.014 available at http://jurology.com/ Editorial Comment: The findings of this meta-analysis demonstrate that results with ureteroscopy in younger children are not as good as in older ones. Technological advancements will inevitably be made to narrow or close this gap. However, until then, surgeons should proceed with extreme caution if contemplating ureteroscopic stone removal in younger children. Dean G. Assimos, MD
Suggested Reading Kokorowski PJ, Chow JS, Strauss KJ et al: Prospective systematic intervention to reduce patient exposure to radiation during pediatric ureteroscopy. J Urol, suppl., 2013; 190: 1474. Dogan HS, Onal B, Satar N et al: Factors affecting complication rates of ureteroscopic lithotripsy in children: results of multi-institutional retrospective analysis by Pediatric Stone Disease Study Group of Turkish Pediatric Urology Society. J Urol 2011; 186: 1035. Smaldone MC, Corcoran AT, Docimo SG et al: Endourological management of pediatric stone disease: present status. J Urol 2009; 181: 17. Kim SS, Kolon TF, Canter D et al: Pediatric flexible ureteroscopic lithotripsy: the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia experience. J Urol 2008; 180: 2616.
UROLITHIASIS/ENDOUROLOGY
Urolithiasis/Endourology Re: Ureteroscopy for Stone Disease in the Paediatric PopulationdA Systematic Review H. Ishii, S. Griffin and B. Somani University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom BJU Int 2014; Epub ahead of print.
Abstract for this article http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.juro.2015.01.014 available at http://jurology.com/ Editorial Comment: The findings of this meta-analysis demonstrate that results with ureteroscopy in younger children are not as good as in older ones. Technological advancements will inevitably be made to narrow or close this gap. However, until then, surgeons should proceed with extreme caution if contemplating ureteroscopic stone removal in younger children. Dean G. Assimos, MD
Suggested Reading Kokorowski PJ, Chow JS, Strauss KJ et al: Prospective systematic intervention to reduce patient exposure to radiation during pediatric ureteroscopy. J Urol, suppl., 2013; 190: 1474. Dogan HS, Onal B, Satar N et al: Factors affecting complication rates of ureteroscopic lithotripsy in children: results of multi-institutional retrospective analysis by Pediatric Stone Disease Study Group of Turkish Pediatric Urology Society. J Urol 2011; 186: 1035. Smaldone MC, Corcoran AT, Docimo SG et al: Endourological management of pediatric stone disease: present status. J Urol 2009; 181: 17. Kim SS, Kolon TF, Canter D et al: Pediatric flexible ureteroscopic lithotripsy: the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia experience. J Urol 2008; 180: 2616.
