Nephrolithotomy in childhood by extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy

Extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy (ESWL) performed on 19 occasions in 6--15-year-old nephrolithic children is reported. The stones were present in the calyceal ends in the renal pelvis. The possibilities of treatment and its effects were examined by urography, ultrasound, camerarenography and magnetic resonance imaging procedures. After three months 13 children are free of stones.