Detection of Renal Stones Using Ultrasonography Among Salha Population - Omdurman

Abstract

This is analytic study conducted in Albalsam medical center in period from September 2018 to February 2019, the problem of study is Renal stones are common complaint in people that lives in salha, many patients complaining loin pain has ultrasound finding of renal stones. This study was conducted to evaluate renal stones in salha. the data was collected from abdominal ultrasound scan Classified and analyzed by stood for statistical package for the social sciences application. The aim of study was study of renal stones in patients living in salha and complaining loin pain, by real-time ultrasonography. The study found that 18 of 50 patients had positive renal stones which represent (36%), 10 patients ware males (55.6%) while 8 were females which is (44.4%), the renal stones affect males more than females. the most affected age group is (31-40 years) (27.8%), and there is four age group with same percentage (11.1%). Also there is no directional relation between time that patients staying in salha and stone formation the group with higher frequency is (6-10 years) which represent (38.9%). Percentage of Patients that diagnosed for first time were (66.7%) and (83.3%) of patients with negative family history. In conclusion the study found that the percentage of renal stones in salha population is (36%), and there is no correlation between age or time of staying in salha and stone formation, while the percentages of first time diagnosed patients and negative family history were increased.