Stone disease in the pediatric age group and retrograde intrarenal surgery

Incidence and prevalence of childhood stone disease is increasing significantly in recent years. In parallel with the new discoveries in optical systems and equipment, the surgery of childhood urolithiasis is reshaped. Due to the discovery of smaller endoscopes and increasing experience in the use of flexible ureteroscopy, Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery, which is an alternative treatment for percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) in the large stones than 2 cm and shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) in small stones than 2 cm, as an effective and safe treatment method is increasingly settled in the front row at the choice of the urologist. © 2015, Anatolian Journal of Clinical Investigation. All rights reserved.