Urolithiasis in children and adults. Pathogenetic mechanisms of development and modern approaches to its prevention

Urolithiasis and crystalluria rank first in the structure of pathology of the uri nary system in children and adults. Despite a significant number of publications on urolithiasis, many issues of pathogenesis, the peculiarities of the course of its various types, and, especially, the prevention of the occurrence and metaphylaxis of its relaps es require further study. The analysis of modern literary sources presented in leading search engines, Russian and European clinical recommendations on this problem, as well as the results of our own research allowed us to identify the main pathogenetic links of the most common types of crystalluria and urolithiasis. Dietary and metabolic approaches and herbal therapy are proposed for the prevention and metaphylaxis of urolithiasis in children and adults.