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Urolithiasis is a common but mysterious and a very complex pathology known to mankind from at least 3000 B.C. and has many facets. This chapter will focus on the surgical management of urolithiasis in children.

It will attempt to cover some common and some not so common presentations of paediatric urolithiasis including ureteric, renal pelvic, lower calyceal and staghorn stone. Bilateral renal stones in horse shoe kidney and stones in the pelvic kidney are also included. These are presented in the form of case scenarios with their representative imaging and laboratory findings. There are some pertinent questions related to the case scenarios and the answers will guide the decision making process for management. In addition, trouble shooting, problem solving and weighing the pros and cons of various treatment modalities will be addressed.

The preamble gives a brief review of the imaging modalities which may be employed, furthermore there is a summary on the technical aspects of the various surgical options available to remove the stones.

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Sultan, S., Umer, S.A., Ahmed, B. (2021). Urolithiasis. In: Godbole, P., Wilcox, D.T., Koyle, M.A. (eds) Practical Pediatric Urology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54020-3_18

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