Черепанова Е.В.

The stone disease is one of most widespread urology disease in the world and Russia. The recurrence rate is high despite the new noninvasive methods of diagnosis and treatment. Phytotherapy, containing essential oils and terpens, is widely used in patients with stone disease. Rowatinex is based on the terpens combination.

The research was done in State Research Institute of Urology during 2,5 months named: “ Results of the Rowatinex usage in patients with renal stone disease”.

One of the common urological diseases is urolithiasis. Various groups of drugs are used for concrements delivery. Herbal medicine (essential oils and / or terpenes) has long been used in the treatment of urolithiasis. One of the drugs, which is based on a special combination of terpenes, is Rowatinex having a triple action: lithollitic, spasmolytic and diuretic. The first clinical and preclinical trials with Rowatinex occurred between 1954-1956 yrs. Since that time is has been actively used in the treatment of urolithiasis in many countries around the world.

Article is dedicated to outpatient management of adults and children with urolithiasis. We have developed standards of equipment and recomendations of outpatient clinics managing urolithiasis based on our own long-term clinical experience analysis and international publications. Suggested protocol corresponds to basic aspects of diagnostic and treatment of patients with utolithiasis in outpatient conditions. Diagnostic and therapy procedures are divided into obligate and additional, used in children, young patients and in complicated patients.