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World J Nephrol. Nov 6, 2014; 3(4): 193-197
Published online Nov 6, 2014. doi: 10.5527/wjn.v3.i4.193
Retrograde intrarenal surgery in pediatric patients
Berkan Resorlu, Eyup Burak Sancak, Mustafa Resorlu, Murat Tolga Gulpinar, Gurhan Adam, Alpaslan Akbas, Huseyin Ozdemir
Berkan Resorlu, Eyup Burak Sancak, Murat Tolga Gulpinar, Alpaslan Akbas, Department of Urology, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Faculty of Medicine, 17100 Canakkale, Turkey
Mustafa Resorlu, Gurhan Adam, Huseyin Ozdemir, Department of Radiology, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Faculty of Medicine, 17100 Canakkale, Turkey
Author contributions: Resorlu B, Sancak EB and Resorlu M wrote the manuscript; Adam G, Akbas A and Gulpinar MT designed the manuscript and provided materials; Ozdemir H were involved in editing the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Berkan Resorlu, MD, Department of Urology, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Faculty of Medicine, Terzioglu Yerleskesi, Barbaros Mh, 17100 Canakkale, Turkey. drberkan79@gmail.com
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Received: April 1, 2014
Revised: May 23, 2014
Accepted: August 27, 2014
Published online: November 6, 2014
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Core Tip

Core tip: In the last two decades, technological advancement of instruments have changed the treatment options of renal stone disease. Today retrograde intrarenal surgery may represent an alternative treatment modality to shock wave lithotripsy and percutaneous nephrolithotomy, with acceptable efficacy and low morbidity in pediatric patients.