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INTRODUCTION: In this study we aimed to share our findings about ESWL (Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy) application results in 8 children with renal stone in our clinic. METHODS: RESULTS: Between 01.06.2012 and 01.12.2012, we applied ESWL in a total of 8 children with kidney stones at our clinic. One patient had stones in bilaterally sides while the others had them one side. Stone diameters were between 7 and 16 mm. The cases were 40 (18-108) months old in average and three of them were girls while the other five were boys. Before ESWL, double J catheter was placed to the side where there was kidney stones under general anesthesia. All procedures were performed under general anesthesia The device named Elmed (Ankara, Turkey) which has maximal of 2000 shocks and average of 12kV(kilovolt) energy was used in each session. The patients were checked up one week after stone breaking operation by using plain urinary system film and urinary system ultrasonography. For the stones were found not broken yet during the check up, second and maximum third session ESWL applied. The average remaining time of double J catheter was 22.8 days. All our patients were called for control in third and sixth months, no stone was found during the examinations. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: As a minimally invasive method, ESWL was found to be effective and safe in the treatment of childhood urinary system stone disease.

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