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CONGRESS OF THE ESPU
Almost 62% of patients had no complications related with treatment. Urinary tract infection was the
most common one affecting 6 of our patients.
Three patients developed post-session steinstrasse as complication, but only 2 of them (4.5%)
required ureteral stenting to solve symptomatic urinary tract obstruction.
CONCLUSIONS
ESWL is a safe and effective first-line procedure for the management of staghorn calculi in children.
Pre-ESWL ureteral stenting does not seem to be justified for us in children with staghorn calculi, but
more prospective randomized studies are needed.