Journal of pediatric urology
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Urolithiasis in infants can cause considerable morbidity. The literature regarding calcular anuria in this age group is very defective. Our aim was to evaluate impact of intervention on renal recoverability in these infants. ⋯ Appropriate and timely medical and surgical management of calcular anuria will mostly lead to full recovery of renal functions. In comparison with older children, renal prognosis in those less than 2 years seems more favorable.
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Chronic scrotal pain can be a difficult clinical entity to treat. Many different treatment options have been proposed. We describe the case of a young boy with chronic scrotal and inguinal pain on the right side, following two orchidopexies. After many therapies had failed, we treated the dorsal root ganglia of thoracic 12, lumbar 1 and lumbar 2 with pulsed radiofrequency, finally resulting in alleviation of his pain.
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Pediatric urolithiasis can cause significant morbidity and damage to the kidney, or even renal failure. We review our experience of the management of urolithiasis in pediatric patients at a tertiary referral center. ⋯ Availability of smaller instruments has led to safer use of percutaneous endoscopy and ureteroscopy in children, with results comparable to those in adults and an acceptable complication rate. The presence of a metabolic abnormality is quite common and is a cause of recurrence.