MANAGEMENT OF LITHIASIS IN MEDULLARY SPONGE KIDNEYS

Twenty-four patients with medullary sponge kidneys (MSKs), diagnosed o n a recent IVU, and renal lithiasis were treated by extracorporeal sho ck wave lithotripsy (ESWL). A detailed history regarding frequency of renal colic and urinary tract infection (UTI) was recorded and compare d to the post-ESWL frequency of the symptoms. Our results show that th e stone clearance rate is similar to that of non-MSK patients but ther e is a great reduction in the frequency of renal colic and UTI.