Shockwave Lithotripsy (SWL) Versus SWL and Oral Dissolution Therapy (ODT) For Paediatrics Radiolucent Renal Stone

Shockwave Lithotripsy (SWL) Versus SWL and Oral Dissolution Therapy (ODT) For Paediatrics Radiolucent Renal Stone. A Randomised Controlled Trial

To conduct a RCT comparing SWL versus combined ODT and SWL as non-invasive methods for management of paediatrics radiolucent renal stone.

Inclusion Criteria:

• 1-2.5 cm renal stone
• Normal Serum creatinine
• Radiolucent stone with Hounsfield units less than 400

Exclusion Criteria:

• Bleeding diatheses.
• Patients with a pacemaker.
• uncontrolled UTIs.
• Severe skeletal malformations.
• Arterial aneurysm in the vicinity of the stone.
• Anatomical obstruction distal to the stone.