Systematic radiologic detection of kidney stones in Canadian children: a new era of asymptomatic stones?

Asymptomatic, or incidental, pediatric kidney stones detected on abdominal imaging pose a clinical challenge as their significance and expected outcome are not well described. Our primary objective was to estimate the incidence of nephrolithiasis in pediatric patients undergoing abdominal ultrasound (US) or computerized tomography (CT), for all indications, in a pediatric tertiary care hospital. Our secondary objective was to determine the clinical outcome of these radiographically detected stones.
Source: Journal of Pediatric Urology - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Source Type: research