The role of phytotherapy in metaphylaxis of urolithiasis after extracorporeal lithotripsy

The role of phytotherapy in metaphylaxis of urolithiasis after extracorporeal lithotripsy M.I. Davidov, A.M. Igoshev Introduction. Urolithiasis is one of the most common diseases in urology. The percentage of incidence varies greatly in the world: from 1-5% to 13-20%. Extracorporeal lithotripsy (EL) does not cure the disease and the frequency of kidney stone recurrence reaches 15-80%. The aim of our study was to assess the efficacy of the phytodrug Canephron N use in the early and long-term complex metaphylaxis of urolithiasis after EL. Materials and methods. The prospective study comprised 642 patients with kidney and ureteral stones, which underwent EL on the «Dornier Compact Delta II». Complete calculus disintegration was achieved in 598 patients, who were randomly divided into 2 groups at the first stage of the study. In the first group, patients received 2 tablets of Canephron N 3 times a day for 90 days; in the second group, only water load test was performed. The timescale and completeness of the stone fragments discharge and the immediate complications of the EL as regards early metaphylaxis of urolithiasis recurrence were studied...