Chemical composition of the renal calculi

Abstract

Introduction. Nephrolithiasis is a multifactorial pathology that ranks first among the urinary tract pathologies. The increased incidence of the urolithiasis is determined by multiple factors such as lifestyle, diet, migration of population from cooler rural areas to warmer urban areas. The method of surgical treatment of urolithiasis, previously applied, can also influence the risk of this disease, moreover the patients with reserved fragments of calculi in the kidneys have a higher risk of recurrence. Although the incidence of the pathology is very high, some patients can produce only a single stone in their lifetime. It's an important thing to know the regional peculiarities of the chemical composition of kidney stones to select the correct therapeutic strategy. The impact of the disease can be reduced by administering prophylactic treatment to patients with recurrent urolithiasis. Meanwhile in Republic of Moldova, there is no information about the peculiarities of the chemical composition of urinary calculi.