Background:

Pediatric urolithiasis is a rare condition around the world. Its presence and incidence are augmenting in developing countries, remarking the importance for urologists to keep updated to latest trends about its management.

Objective:

The aim of this study was to describe the clinical features and therapeutic surgical options and results for urinary tract stone disease in pediatric patients.

Materials and Methods:

This study included all pediatric patients who undergo surgical procedures to manage pediatric urolithiasis between 2017 and 2020 who had complete medical records and adequate follow-up in the General Hospital of México "Dr. Eduardo Liceaga."

Results:

Twenty-one pediatric patients undergo surgical treatment for urinary lithiasis between 2017 and 2020. Males were more affected than female with a relation of 3:1. The mean age at the procedure time was between 1 and 5 years old. The majority of the patients had and adequate body mass index (BMI) according to percentile by age. The upper urinary tract was mostly affected by lithiasis, only 9% of cases were located in the lower urinary tract. The majority of cases were treated with minimal invasive techniques with 14% of complications, and success rate of 90.47%.

Conclusions:

Urinary lithiasis is more common in male, usually locates at the upper urinary tract, frequently in the group of 1-5 years old, most cases had an adequate BMI, and the most frequently used techniques are minimal invasive, with a lower rate of complications and great success.

        · abstract in Spanish     · text in English     · English ( pdf )