Renal stone composition does not affect the outcome of percutaneous nephrolithotomy in children.
Onur KaygısızFethi Ahmet TüregünNihat SatarEnder ÖzenSerdar ToksözHasan Serkan DoğanMehmet Mesut PişkinVolkan İzolŞaban SarıkayaHakan KılıçarslanTufan ÇiçekAhmet ÖztürkSerdar TekgülBülent ÖnalPublished in: World journal of urology (2018)
Stone composition was not a predictor of outcomes of pediatric percutaneous nephrolithotomy. However, cystine and infection stones, which are larger and filled multiple calyxes due to the nature of stone forming, were more challenging cases that need multiple tracts.