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Article
Abstract
The aim of the study was to describe the distribution of urinary stone. Age, sex, anatomical site and geographical correlations data were investigated. Cross-sectional and prospective data was made of three hundred and one (301) patients with stone were recorded in the consultation unit of Al-Hussien teaching hospital, Samawah city. The cohort study included 224 men (74%) and 77 women (26%) with a male to female ratio of 2.9:1 and a median age of 48 years (range 41-60 years). 181(60) patients have a single urinary stone and 120(40%) patients have multiple stone, 70(58%) live in rural area. The size of the stone was variable and large stone more than 1cm seen in 132 patients (43%). Left kidney was the first anatomical site in 92 patients (30 %) and 81 patients (26%) have right kidney stone. Our data concluded that urinary stones disease is a common problem in Samawah city with more predilection to affect male than female and more frequent in age ≤ 40 years, with tendency to involve left kidney. Rural area showed increased prevalence of urinary stone with tendency of multiple stone.
Keywords
Urinary stone, Prospective study, Anatomical site, Multiple stone
Recommended Citation
Hallawee, Saad
(2025)
"Urinary stone distribution in Samawah: current status and variation with age and sex a cohort study,"
Muthanna Medical Journal: Vol. 2:
Iss.
2, Article 4.
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https://muthmj.researchcommons.org/journal/vol2/iss2/4
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