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In children, bladder stones cause irritation of the trigone, and cause the patient to constantly hold or pull on the penis. The most expedient way to remove such calculi is by cystolithotomy. We have used extracorporeal lithotripsy for small stones in children older than two years, with good success. We protect the testis by wrapping the scrotum in aluminium foil, which reflects the sound waves. We do not treat female children, because of the inability to protect gonads. Patients are treated prone, as described for adults (see below).
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Hotiana, Z.A., Talati, J. (1997). Management of vesical and urethral stones. In: Talati, J., Sutton, R.A.L., Moazam, F., Ahmed, M. (eds) The Management of Lithiasis. Developments in Nephrology, vol 38. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5396-6_21
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