SynthesisCurrent urology reports2017
Ureteroscopy for Stone Disease in Paediatric Population is Safe and Effective in Medium-Volume and High-Volume Centres: Evidence from a Systematic Review.
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- Outcomes of Paediatric Cystine Stone Management: Results of a Systematic Review.Current urology reports · 2023Pooled it
- Efficacy and safety of semirigid ureterolithotripsy in pediatric urolithiasis: Retrospective analysis from a tertiary center.World journal of clinical pediatrics · 2026Article
- Ureteroscopy in pediatric urolithiasis: techniques, challenges, and outcomes.World journal of urology · 2025Review
- Comparison and Evaluation of Outcomes of Ureteroscopy and Stone Laser Fragmentation in Extremes of Age Groups (≤10 Years and ≥80 Years of Age): A Retrospective Comparative Analysis of over 15 Years from 2 Tertiary European Centres.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Paediatric Ureteroscopy (P-URS) reporting checklist: a new tool to aid studies report the essential items on paediatric ureteroscopy for stone disease.Urolithiasis · 2023Article
- Worldwide trends of practice and intervention in paediatric endourology: comparison of European versus Non-European responses.Central European journal of urology · 2023Article
- Comparative analysis of ureteroscopic laser lithotripsy and extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy in the treatment of childhood proximal ureteral stones.Pediatric surgery international · 2022Article
- Scoping review of recent evidence on the management of pediatric urolithiasis: summary of meta-analyses, systematic reviews and relevant randomized controlled trials.Pediatric surgery international · 2022Article
- Canadian Urological Association guideline: Management of ureteral calculi - Full-text.Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada · 2021Article
- Minimally Invasive Approaches in Pediatric Urolithiasis. The Experience of Two Italian Centers of Pediatric Surgery.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2020Article
- Outcomes of ureteroscopy (URS) for stone disease in the paediatric population: results of over 100 URS procedures from a UK tertiary centre.World journal of urology · 2020Article
- Safety and efficacy of ureteroscopy and stone fragmentation for pediatric renal stones: a systematic review.Translational andrology and urology · 2019Review
- Hospital volume in ureterorenoscopic stone treatment: 99 operations per year could increase the chance of a better outcome-results of the German prospective multicentre BUSTER project.World journal of urology · 2019Observational
- Feasibility of dusting and pop-dusting using high-power (100W) Holmium YAG (Ho:YAG) laser in treatment of paediatric stones: results of first worldwide clincial study.Central European journal of urology · 2019Article
- Update on Surgical Management of Pediatric Urolithiasis.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2019Review
- Paediatric kidney stone surgery: state-of-the-art review.Therapeutic advances in urologyReview
- Outcomes of ureteroscopy for management of stone disease in early and late childhood over a 15-year period.Therapeutic advances in urologyArticle
- Ureteroscopy for stone disease in the paediatric population: lessons learned and outcomes in a Nordic setting.Therapeutic advances in urologyArticle
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Abstract
purpose of reviewThe incidence of urinary stone disease among the paediatric population is increasing. Whilst there has been a rise in the number of original studies published on ureteroscopy (URS) in children, critical review still remains under-reported. RECENT
findingsA Cochrane style systematic review was performed to identify all original articles on URS (minimum of 25 cases) for stone disease in paediatric patients between Jan. 1996 and Dec. 2016. Based on the number of reported cases, centres were divided into medium (25-49 cases) and high (≥ 50 cases) volume studies. Thirty-four studies (2758 children) satisfied our search criteria and were included in this review. The mean stone size was 8.6 mm with an overall stone-free rate (SFR) of 90.4% (range 58-100). Medium-volume centres reported a mean SFR of 94.1% (range 87.5-100), whilst high-volume centres reported a mean SFR of 88.1% (range 58-98.5). Mean number of sessions to achieve stone-free status in medium-volume and high-volume groups was 1.1 and 1.2 procedures/patient respectively. The overall complication rate was 11.1% (327/2994). Breakdown by Clavien grade was as follows: Clavien I 69% and Clavien II/III 31%. There were no Clavien IV/V complications, and no mortality was recorded across any of the studies. The overall failure to access rate was 2.5% (76/2944). Medium-volume and high-volume studies had overall complication rates of 6.9% (37/530) and 12.1% (287/2222) respectively, but there was no significant difference in major or minor complications between these two groups. Ureteroscopy is a safe and effective treatment for paediatric stone disease. Medium-volume centres can achieve equally high SFRs and safety profiles as high-volume centres. Despite the rarity of paediatric stone disease, our findings might increase the uptake of paediatric URS procedures.
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