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Chemical composition of urinary calculi from al-jouf province of saudi arabia
Joint Authors
Jarrar, Bashir M.
al-Anzi, Mahir M.
al-Muyassar, Suad
Source
Journal of the Royal Medical Services
Issue
Vol. 14, Issue 3 (31 Dec. 2007), pp.15-19, 5 p.
Publisher
The Royal Medical Services Jordan Armed Forces
Publication Date
2007-12-31
Country of Publication
Jordan
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Objective: Saudi Arabia has a high incidence of urolithiasis.
This study was undertaken to understand the composition and location of the stones from patients living in the province of Al-Jouf of Saudi Arabia.
Methods: Fifty-eight renal calculi from Al-Jouf area of Saudi Arabia were analyzed by semiquantitative titrimetric and colorimetric methods.
Results: The urinary stones were mainly localized in the bladder (36.3%) followed by the kidneys (27.6%) and were more frequent in males (88%).
The result of the analysis shows that the calculi belong to oxalate (84.5%), calcium (65.5%), magnesium (58.6%), urate (36.2%), phosphate (27.6%), carbonate (13.8%), ammonium (6.9%) and cystine (1.7%).
The most frequent chemical constituent was calcium oxalate (48.3%) followed by ammonium urate (22.4%), calcium phosphate (15.5%) and magnesium phosphate (13.8%) and pure form of uric acid (13.8%).
Oxalate containing stones were more frequent in males than in females while phosphates containing ones were less frequent in males than in females.
Conclusion: The findings of the present work indicate that urolithiasis in the province of Al-Jouf represent common urological problem and is correlated with the nutritional, environmental and genetic factors.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Jarrar, Bashir M.& al-Anzi, Mahir M.& al-Muyassar, Suad. 2007. Chemical composition of urinary calculi from al-jouf province of saudi arabia. Journal of the Royal Medical Services،Vol. 14, no. 3, pp.15-19.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Jarrar, Bashir M.…[et al.]. Chemical composition of urinary calculi from al-jouf province of saudi arabia. Journal of the Royal Medical Services Vol. 14, no. 3 (Dec. 2007), pp.15-19.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Jarrar, Bashir M.& al-Anzi, Mahir M.& al-Muyassar, Suad. Chemical composition of urinary calculi from al-jouf province of saudi arabia. Journal of the Royal Medical Services. 2007. Vol. 14, no. 3, pp.15-19.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 18-19
Record ID
BIM-122400