Epidémiologie de la lithiase urinaire chez l'enfant [Urinary calculi epidemiology in children].

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_33232
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Review (review): journal as complete as possible of one specific subject, written based on exhaustive analyses from published work.
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Publications
Institution
Title
Epidémiologie de la lithiase urinaire chez l'enfant [Urinary calculi epidemiology in children].
Journal
Revue Médicale de la Suisse Romande
Author(s)
Cachat F., Barbey F., Guignard J.P.
ISSN
0035-3655 (Print)
ISSN-L
0035-3655
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2004
Volume
124
Number
8
Pages
433-437
Language
french
Notes
Publication types: English Abstract ; Journal Article ; Review
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
We identified 40 pediatric patients with urolithiasis. There were 27 boys and 13 girls. Initial symptoms were abdominal pain, with or without microscopic hematuria in 40% of the cases, and urinary tract infection/pyelonephritis in 25% of the cases. Stones were made of struvite (35% of the cases), calcium-phosphate (25%) or calcium-oxalate (20%). The high prevalence of struvite stones reflects the importance of urinary tract infection a major cause of urolithiasis in that specific age group. Hypercalciuria was the most common urinary biochemical abnormality, found in more than 50% of the children. In the absence of a spontaneous passage of the stone, extra-corporeal shock wave lithotripsy represents an excellent therapeutic option. This article emphasizes the importance of stone analysis and extensive biochemical investigations in children with urolithiasis, in order to avoid recurrence and potential progression towards chronic renal failure.
Keywords
Child, Female, Humans, Male, Urinary Calculi/chemistry, Urinary Calculi/epidemiology
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