TO DETERMINE THE FREQUENCY OF KIDNEY STONE ON ULTRASONOGRAPHY AT TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL (RMI)

Abstract

Background: kidney stones are solid salt and mineral deposits. Renal calculi and nephrolithiasis are other names for them. Kidney stone presents as intense flank or stomach torment with queasiness and spewing. The stone affects the kidney by forming cysts and cause hydronephrosis and may also lead to kidney failure. Kidney stones were 10% common in US in 2013 and 2014. The frequency of kidney stone was determined in Pakistan including some places of Gilgit and Chitral.

Objective: The purpose of our study is to evaluate frequency of kidney stones on ultrasonography.

Design, setting and participants: The study was conducted in Rehman Medical Institute. A cross-sectional based study with a non-probability convenient sampling technique was selected. The sample size was 139. Duration of research project was 4-6 months.

Results: from the results of the study it was examined that there is slightly raise in the frequency of male individuals with the presence of kidney stone in their body as compared to the female individuals. The ratio include 72 male and 67 females. We divided our study population into age groups in which age group between (21-40) have higher percentage of kidney stone about 48.2%. The common type of kidney stone among the individuals the most common were concretions with ratio of 80 and calculus with 59.

Conclusion: As the data collected from the sample population who visit to the radiology department of Rehman Medical Institute for ultrasound it is concluded that the frequency of kidney stone occur higher in male as compared to female.