Pediatric Nephrolithiasis: Risk Factors, Evaluation, and Prevention.

Pediatric Annals
Sermin A Saadeh

Abstract

Pediatric nephrolithiasis is a disease of increasing prevalence and economic burden, with data showing a rising trend among girls and adolescents. Kidney stones in children tend to have a high recurrence rate related to underlying risk factors, and the aim of evaluation should be to understand such causes so that targeted therapy can be provided to decrease recurrence and complications. Metabolic, anatomic, and genetic abnormalities as well as environmental risk factors have all been implicated in the pathogenesis of nephrolithiasis. Recent studies have focused on identifying monogenic causes of nephrolithiasis and/or nephrocalcinosis in young patients that would result in personalization of treatment as well as future diagnostic implications for family members. Treatment aims to decrease stone burden and recurrence as well as minimize complications and is guided by stone size and location as well as surgical expertise. Multidisciplinary care for these patients has been on the rise to provide a more comprehensive medical and surgical support. [Pediatr Ann. 2020;49(6):e262-e267.].

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