Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy for Cystine Stones in Children: An Observational, Retrospective, Single-Center Analysis

• Main Authors: Nicolas Vinit (Author), Antoine Khoury (Author), Pauline Lopez (Author), Laurence Heidet (Author), Nathalie Botto (Author), Olivier Traxer (Author), Olivia Boyer (Author), Thomas Blanc (Author), Henri B. Lottmann (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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Purpose: Cystinuria is a genetic disorder characterized by a defective reabsorption of cystine and dibasic amino acids leading to development of urinary tract calculi from childhood onward. Cystine lithiasis is known to be resistant to fragmentation. The aim was to evaluate our long-term experience...