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THE PREVALENCE OF RENAL STONES AMONG LOCAL RESIDENTS IN MOSUL CITY
Dr. Mohammad Esmail Khaleel*, Dr. Mahood Ali Abdullah and Dr. Aaid Abed Ibrahim
ABSTRACT
Background: Urolithiasis is the most common urological problem worldwide. It is a recurrent multifactorial problem that is caused by the interaction of several environmental and geneticfactors. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of renal stones among local patients attending Alsalm and Al jumhoury hospitals in Mosul city. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using an questionnaire that was distributed randomly through patients attending aljumhory and alsalam hospitals in Mosul city. Results: From a total of (400) responders to the questionnaire the age at(18-28) cases years. The second peak 29-39 years. The majority of those diagnosed with kidney stones were obese (40.5%), and the most of patients with kidney stones among urban residency (47%) and with employed occupations rather than unemployed(45.75%). regarding urolethiasis symptoms, flank pain is prominent (57.25%) Conclusion: kidney stones is a common health problem with the local incidence being underreported. In present sample shows that Urolithiasis is more frequent among male patients at age group (18-28)years, which commonly presented with flank pain.
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