Pathophysiology of UrolithiasisChandra Hermawan Manapa
HELLOETIOLOGY
RISK FACTORSRISK FACTORS1PATHOPHYSIOLOGYSlow urine flow,
resulting in supersaturation of the urine with the particular
element that first become crystallized and later become stone
2PATHOPHYSIOLOGYDamage to the lining of the urinary tract
3PATHOPHYSIOLOGYDecreased inhibitor substances in the urine that
would otherwise prevent supersaturation and crystalline
aggregation
TYPES OF STONESCalcium PhosphateCalcium oxalateUric
acidCystineStruvite
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