Giray Ergin1, Mustafa Kirac2, Burak Kopru2, Turgay Ebiloglu3, Yusuf Kibar2, Hasan Biri2. 1. Department of Urology, Koru Ankara Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. drgirayergin@gmail.com. 2. Department of Urology, Koru Ankara Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. 3. Department of Urology, Gulhane Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To compare shock wave lithotripsy and flexible ureteroscopy in children with renal stone's diameter of 10 to 20 mm. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This is a retrospective study including 79 children, who had renal stone and underwent eithershock wave lithotripsy or flexible ureteroscopybetween January 2007 and June 2017. Of those, 38 patients underwent shock wave lithotripsy assigned as group 1 and 41 patients underwent flexible ureteroscopy assigned as group 2. Stone-free rate, fluoroscopy time, procedure time, complication rates, hospitalization time, and cost-effectiveness were monitored and included in the analyses. RESULTS: The mean patient age was 4.4 ± 3.5 in group 1 and 4.9 ± 4.1 in group 2. Stone-free rate was not different in both groups in the first and third months of follow-up. The mean fluoroscopy time was statistically significantly longer in group 1 compared to group 2. Procedure and hospitalization times were longer in group 2 compared to group 1. No complications were seen in either groups. The expenditure was calculated as 135.23 and 869.41 Euro per patient for groups 1 and 2, respectively, which shows significant higher cost in group 2. CONCLUSIONS: In this present study, we have shown that shock wave lithotripsy is cheaper, has short hospitalization time and long fluoroscopy time and similar stone-free rate, and has the same efficiency compared to flexible ureteroscopy regarding pediatric renal stones with the diameter between 10 and 20 mm.
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OBJECTIVES: To compare shock wave lithotripsy and flexible ureteroscopy in children with renal stone's diameter of 10 to 20 mm. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This is a retrospective study including 79 children, who had renal stone and underwent either shock wave lithotripsy or flexible ureteroscopy between January 2007 and June 2017. Of those, 38 patients underwent shock wave lithotripsy assigned as group 1 and 41 patients underwent flexible ureteroscopy assigned as group 2. Stone-free rate, fluoroscopy time, procedure time, complication rates, hospitalization time, and cost-effectiveness were monitored and included in the analyses. RESULTS: The mean patient age was 4.4 ± 3.5 in group 1 and 4.9 ± 4.1 in group 2. Stone-free rate was not different in both groups in the first and third months of follow-up. The mean fluoroscopy time was statistically significantly longer in group 1 compared to group 2. Procedure and hospitalization times were longer in group 2 compared to group 1. No complications were seen in either groups. The expenditure was calculated as 135.23 and 869.41 Euro per patient for groups 1 and 2, respectively, which shows significant higher cost in group 2. CONCLUSIONS: In this present study, we have shown that shock wave lithotripsy is cheaper, has short hospitalization time and long fluoroscopy time and similar stone-free rate, and has the same efficiency compared to flexible ureteroscopy regarding pediatric renal stones with the diameter between 10 and 20 mm.
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