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Pediatric Stone Disease

Current Approaches to Diagnosis and Management

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Pediatric Urology

Part of the book series: Current Clinical Urology ((CCU))

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Abstract

Great strides have been made in the diagnosis and management of pediatric urolithiasis, in significant part because of technologic improvements in instrumentation in urology. Stones in children remain a less frequent problem compared with the adult population; however, they can be challenging to manage (1).

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  1. The Brady Urological Institute, The Johns Hopkins University Hospital and School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA

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Mathews, R.I. (2003). Pediatric Stone Disease. In: Gearhart, J.P. (eds) Pediatric Urology. Current Clinical Urology. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-421-4_11

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