A study of urolithiasis in North West Frontier Province of Pakistan.

نویسندگان

  • F Rab
  • F M Qazi
  • R Ahmad
  • Zahoorullah
  • I Khan
  • T Akhtar
چکیده

Of 188 (144 renal, 29 bladder, 15 ureteric) stones analysed, 109 (58%) were pure calcium oxalate stones and in 177 (94%) calcium oxalate was the main component. The remaining were of mixed composition containing calcium phosphate, uric acid and calcium hydrogen phosphate. Serum calcium levels in 50 patients with pure calcium oxalate stones were normal. Majority of the cases (76%) came from the hilly areas of N.W.F.P.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

دوره 40 10  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1990