Abstract

CHILDHOOD UROLITHIASIS-“A REVIEW”

Ragini Singh*

Abstract

Urolithiasis is a very common disease. In children it is very rare condition. Due to various reasons it may occur. Different risk factors such as metabolic, genetic etc. In metabolic several symptoms like hypercalciuria, hyperuricosuria, cystinuria and hyperoxaluria etc. can be seen. Different new therapies such as ESWL(extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy), PNL(percutaneous nephrolithotomy) and URS(ureterorenoscopy) are there to treat or remove the stone formartion, stone size etc in high rate. The main thing is these therapies or treatment are coming out with well desired results. Different different investigators have done various studies and experiment as well on different volentiors to find the optimum results. Conclusion: Urolithiasis is a rare disease in children. But still they should maintain their food and water intake .proper medication should taken by them. It’s not so tough to treat. It can easily be treated but prevention is better than cure. So we should protect children and stop urolithasis to spread among children.

Keywords: Child, Urolithiasis, Risk factors, metabolic, Urinary Tract Infection, Treatment, SWL, Body mass index, different article reviews.