A child presents with complaints of abdominal colic and hematuria USG showed a renal stone 2.5 cm in diameter in renal pelvis the next step in management of this case:
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. (a) ESWLRef: Campbell 10th Edition, Pages1302-1309* The best option is PCNL followed by ESWL for this stone of size 2.5cmStone Size and Treatment:# Stone <2cm- ESWL# Stone >2cm - PCNL# Staghorn stone - PCNL + ESWL