PREVALENCE OF RENAL STONE DISEASE AMONG THE PATIENTS PRESENTING IN THE OUTDOOR DEPARTMENT
| Main Authors: | DR. TAIBA FATIMA, DR. ZAINAB MAHMOOD, DR. M HASNAT UL HASAN |
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| Format: | Article Journal |
| Terbitan: |
, 2021
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/4443411 |
Daftar Isi:
- Kidney stone disease, also known as nephrolithiasis or urolithiasis, is when a solid piece of material (kidney stone) develops in the urinary tract. Kidney stones typically form in the kidney and leave the body in the urine stream. This cross-sectional study was conducted among the patients presenting in the outdoor department of different hospitals. Name, age, gender, symptoms and history of renal colic and difficulty urination were noted on a predefined proforma. All the data was entered and analyzed with SPSS Ver. 23.0. A total of 150 patients presenting in the emergency department were included in this study i.e., 75 males (50%) and 75 females (50%). The mean age of the patients was 23.23±4.12 years. Out of these one hundred and fifty patients, fifteen patients had the history of renal colic and five patients had difficulty urination. Ultrasound was performed and three patients were diagnosed with renal stone disease.