What do systematic reviews say?

Shock wave lithotripsy vs mini‐percutaneous nephrolithotripsy

Shock wave lithotripsy may leads to higher secondary procedures compared with mini‐percutaneous nephrolithotripsy (low certainty).

• Medical and surgical interventions for the treatment of urinary stones in children 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 2.5 [1.01, 6.2]
  1 study · 212 participants
  Low

Percutaneous nephrolithotripsy vs tubeless percutaneous nephrolithotripsy

It is very uncertain whether percutaneous nephrolithotripsy changes secondary procedures compared with tubeless percutaneous nephrolithotripsy (very low certainty).

• Medical and surgical interventions for the treatment of urinary stones in children 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.42 [0.02, 9.43]
  1 study · 23 participants
  Very low

Percutaneous nephrolithotripsy vs tubeless mini‐percutaneous nephrolithotripsy

• Medical and surgical interventions for the treatment of urinary stones in children 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 70 participants
  Very low

Slow shock wave lithotripsy vs rapid shock wave lithotripsy

It is very uncertain whether slow shock wave lithotripsy changes secondary procedures compared with rapid shock wave lithotripsy (very low certainty).

• Medical and surgical interventions for the treatment of urinary stones in children 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.38 [0.11, 1.28]
  1 study · 60 participants
  Very low

Alpha‐blockers vs placebo with/without analgesics

It is very uncertain whether alpha‐blockers changes secondary procedures for residual fragments compared with placebo with/without analgesics (very low certainty).

• Medical and surgical interventions for the treatment of urinary stones in children 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.53 [0.15, 1.81]
  1 study · 39 participants
  Very low

Shock wave lithotripsy vs dissolution therapy

It is very uncertain whether shock wave lithotripsy changes secondary procedures for residual fragments compared with dissolution therapy (very low certainty).

• Medical and surgical interventions for the treatment of urinary stones in children 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.66 [0.29, 1.5]
  1 study · 87 participants
  Very low