Objective: Urinary tract stone disease is a widespread problem that affects human health and the life quality of individuals. The objective of this study was to determine the rate of ultrasonographic kidney stone diagnosis among the patients admitted to a general urology clinic in Bingöl.
Materials and methods: A number of 5700 urinary tract ultra-sonographs of patients referred to our Urology Outpatient Clinic between April 2007 and June 2010 were retrospectively scanned. The age and gender of patients and the size of the stones were re-corded. Stones were classified as <1 cm, 1-2 cm and >2 cm.
Results: The mean age of the patients who participated to the study was calculated as 43.52 ± 15.6. Urinary tract stones were determined in 835 (14.6%) of these patients. 469 (56.2%) patients out of 835 were males while 366 (43.8%) were females. The urinary stones were determined in 109 patients (13.1%) bilaterally, in 342 (40.9%) on the right side and in 384 (46%) on the left side. In 506 patients (60.6%) the size of the stones was <1cm while in 278 pa-tients (33.3%), between 1-2 cm and in 51 patients (6.1%) >2cm.
Conclusion: Urinary tract stone disease may have a great im-pact on a considerable portion of the population and may cause loss of labor . Therefore, it is compulsory to be aware of the ratios of such diseases that affect the community we serve and to take neces-sary precautions and to develop rational diagnostic and therapeutic protocols as well.
Keywords: Prevalence, ultrasonography, urinary tract stone dis-ease, nefrolithiasis
Abstract
Objective: Urinary tract stone disease is a widespread problem that affects human health and the life quality of individuals. The objective of this study was to determine the rate of ultrasonographic kidney stone diagnosis among the patients admitted to a general urology clinic in Bingöl.
Materials and methods: A number of 5700 urinary tract ultra-sonographs of patients referred to our Urology Outpatient Clinic between April 2007 and June 2010 were retrospectively scanned. The age and gender of patients and the size of the stones were re-corded. Stones were classified as <1 cm, 1-2 cm and >2 cm.
Results: The mean age of the patients who participated to the study was calculated as 43.52 ± 15.6. Urinary tract stones were determined in 835 (14.6%) of these patients. 469 (56.2%) patients out of 835 were males while 366 (43.8%) were females. The urinary stones were determined in 109 patients (13.1%) bilaterally, in 342 (40.9%) on the right side and in 384 (46%) on the left side. In 506 patients (60.6%) the size of the stones was <1cm while in 278 pa-tients (33.3%), between 1-2 cm and in 51 patients (6.1%) >2cm.
Conclusion: Urinary tract stone disease may have a great im-pact on a considerable portion of the population and may cause loss of labor . Therefore, it is compulsory to be aware of the ratios of such diseases that affect the community we serve and to take neces-sary precautions and to develop rational diagnostic and therapeutic protocols as well.
Keywords: Prevalence, ultrasonography, urinary tract stone dis-ease, nefrolithiasis