Epidemiology of urolithiasis with emphasis on ultrasound detection : a retrospective analysis of 5371 cases in Saudi Arabia
Joint Authors
Ahmad, Farid
Nada, Midhat O.
Bin Farid, Afsan
Rizq, S. M. A.
Halim, M. A.
Source
Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
Issue
Vol. 26, Issue 2 (30 Apr. 2015), pp.386-391, 6 p.
Publisher
Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation
Publication Date
2015-04-30
Country of Publication
Saudi Arabia
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
This retrospective study was conducted to determine the prevalence of urinary calculi in the indigenous population of Saudi Arabia and compare it with expatriates of different nationalities working in Saudi Arabia with emphasis on the anatomic location of the calculi and the role of ultrasound in the detection and management.
The study included 5371 patients (both sexes, mean age 36.6 years) examined by us from September 2004 to February 2008.
The patients hailed from 30 countries, which included Bangladesh (42.3 %), Pakistan (18.3 %), Yemen (17.5 %), India (6.5 %), Sudan (3.4 %), Saudi Arabia (2.8 %), Egypt (2.3 %) and Eritrea (1.7 %).
All patients were referred for abdominal / renal ultrasonography.
Urinary calculi were detected in 1029 patients.
The distribution of calculi was as follows : Renal 73.3 %, pelviureteric junction 2.3 %, proximal, middle and distal thirds of the ureter 13 %, vesicouretic junction 9.8 %, vesical 1.1 % and urethral 0.5 %.
The prevalence of urinary calculi according to ethnic origin in descending order of frequency was Egyptians (29.5 %), Pakistani (24.9 %), Indian (23.3 %), Yemeni (20.5 %), Sudanese (17.6 %), Bangladeshi (16.2 %), Eritrean (15.4 %) and Saudi Arabian (7.4 %).
Urinary calculi were found in 19.1 % of the studied population.
Approximately three-quarters of the calculi were located within the kidney.
The nationalities with the highest prevalences were Egyptian, Pakistani and Indian.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ahmad, Farid& Nada, Midhat O.& Bin Farid, Afsan& Halim, M. A.& Rizq, S. M. A.. 2015. Epidemiology of urolithiasis with emphasis on ultrasound detection : a retrospective analysis of 5371 cases in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation،Vol. 26, no. 2, pp.386-391.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ahmad, Farid…[et al.]. Epidemiology of urolithiasis with emphasis on ultrasound detection : a retrospective analysis of 5371 cases in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation Vol. 26, no. 2 (2015), pp.386-391.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Ahmad, Farid& Nada, Midhat O.& Bin Farid, Afsan& Halim, M. A.& Rizq, S. M. A.. Epidemiology of urolithiasis with emphasis on ultrasound detection : a retrospective analysis of 5371 cases in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation. 2015. Vol. 26, no. 2, pp.386-391.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-532760
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 390-391
Record ID
BIM-532760