Medical & Surgical Urology
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ISSN: 2168-9857
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ISSN: 2168-9857
+44-20-4587-4809
Manel Weli
Tunisia
Research Article
Pediatric Urolithiasis in Children: Diagnosis and Management
Author(s): Bayen Maalej, Hamdi Louati, Hamdi Abid, Hayet Zitouni, Manel Weli, Mohamed Ali Zghal, Lamia Gargouri, Riadh Mhiri and Abdelmajid MahfoudhBayen Maalej, Hamdi Louati, Hamdi Abid, Hayet Zitouni, Manel Weli, Mohamed Ali Zghal, Lamia Gargouri, Riadh Mhiri and Abdelmajid Mahfoudh
Introduction: Pediatric urolithiasis remains endemic in low-resource countries affecting children <1 to 15 years. This study aimed to investigate the diagnosis and the treatment options of pediatric urolithiasis and compare that with the literature.
Materials and methods: This study retrospectively evaluated patients who had been diagnosed with urolithiasis in the in department of pediatric emergency and reanimation and the department of pediatric surgery in Hedi Chaker hospital in Sfax between 2001 and 2016.
Results: Over 16 years period, we diagnosed and managed 78 children with urolithiasis. 44 were male (56%) and 34 were female (44%). The median age was 54 months (4 to 144 months). Family history of urolithiasis was found in 23 patients (29.5%). The diagnosis of urolithiasis was made after Urinary tract infe.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2168-9857.1000196