Vesical calculi in El Obeid Hospital , Western Sudan
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Objectives: To study the pattern and demographic features of patients with urinary bladder calculi, in El Obeid Hospital; Western Sudan. Patients and Methods: In this study the recordsof sixty patients with urinary bladder stones were reviewed. The data were analyzed for age, sex, locality, clinical features, the treatment offered and outcomes. Results: The male: female ratio was 14:1. 53 patients (88.3%) were children, below 10 years. The majority were from distant rural areas with features of malnutrition and anaemia. 7 patients (11.7%) were adults with urinary outlet obstruction. Conclusions: Urinary bladder calculi were prevalent in children from rural areas with features of malnutrition, where as such calculi were not uncommonly found in adults from the same background secondary to urinary outlet obstruction.
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