Efficacy of shock wave lithotripsy in management of kidney stones in infants

Introduction and objectives: Despite being uncommon, infantile kidney stone remains a major health problem due to its higher recurrence rate and morbidity. The parents usually notice that their infants have recurrent fever and failure to thrive of unknown origin. Those patients comprise a big challe...

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Main Authors: A.M. El Nashar, A.H. Metwally, O. Abd El Kader, E.E. Ali, M. Abdelbaseer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2014-03-01
Series:African Journal of Urology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110570413000970