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Epidemiology Of Pediatric Urolithiasis, Ajay P. Sharma, Guido Filler
Epidemiology Of Pediatric Urolithiasis, Ajay P. Sharma, Guido Filler
Paediatrics Publications
Pediatric urolithiasis has increased globally in the last few decades. There has been a change in the pattern of stone composition with an increase in the frequency of kidney stones and a decrease in bladder stones. The role of familial predisposition and environmental factors in pediatric urolithiasis is now better understood. Metabolic factors are more common in pediatric urolithiasis than in adult stone disease. This review updates on the epidemiology of pediatric urolithiasis with a focus on the changing trends in the stone disease, current spectrum of stone disease encountered in clinical practice, individual predisposition and the role of environmental …
Ten Year Experience Of Pediatric Kidney Biopsies From A Single Center In Pakistan, A Absar, M Diamond, Y Sonia, R Arshalooz, A Safia, K Waqar, P Shahid
Ten Year Experience Of Pediatric Kidney Biopsies From A Single Center In Pakistan, A Absar, M Diamond, Y Sonia, R Arshalooz, A Safia, K Waqar, P Shahid
Section of Nephrology
There are many established registries of kidney biopsies around the world. In addition, there are several reports available in literature from many countries on pediatric kidney biopsy. This study was done to determine the indications and pathological patterns of kidney biopsies of children referred to our hospital, and compare our data with the data available from other countries. This is a cross-sectional study of pediatric kidney biopsies over a 10-year period, from January 1997 to December 2006. All biopsies were done in Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan. Age range was from 1 to 14 years. Data were analyzed for …