Surgical Variations in Pediatric Kidney Stone Management: A Discussion on the PKIDS Trial – Gregory Tasian & Nicolas Fernandez

Ruchika Talwar hosts a discussion with Greg Tasian and Nicolas Fernandez about surgical variations in managing pediatric kidney stone disease. They discuss the PKIDS study, involving 30 centers, which examines surgical preferences and outcomes for children aged 8-21 undergoing ureteroscopy, shockwave lithotripsy, and percutaneous nephrolithotripsy. Dr. Fernandez highlights the variability in…

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