[Extracorporeal shockwave therapy in childhood]

In 27 children aged 4-17 years extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) was performed for renal and ureteral calculi between January 1 1993 and December 31 1994 at the University Medical School of Pécs. A total of 32 calculi was treated requiring 34 ESWL sessions. All treatments were done with the standard Dornier Compact Mobile Lithotripter device. The mean size of the stones was 10.65 mm and the number of shock waves averaged 2607. No serious intraoperative or postoperative complications were encountered. No auxiliary procedures were performed. The stonefree rate was 27/32 stones (84.4%) 3 months after treatment. 5 patient has residual stone fragments. Lithotripsy using Dornier Compact Mobile device in our series of pediatric patients was found safe and effective.