A Study on the Components of Kidney Stones Among Some Sudanese patients

Abstract

Kidney stones are the third most common urological disease affecting both males and females worldwide. Environmental factors, especially diet play an important role in expression of the tendency to stone formation. The present study was aimed to analyze the kidney stones (collected from 20-sudanese patients), and some dietary factors (black tea, tap-water and table salt). All samples were analyzed by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry Optical Emission Spectrometer (ICPOES), X- ray florescence, FTIR, and Ultra violet spectrometer. The results gave indication for the type of stone. Some samples were calcium oxalate stones, others calcium phosphate stones, and uric acid stones. The study of tap water, black tea and sodium chloride affected on kidney stones formation. The results of elements concentration on different kidney stone samples gave indication to the concentration of element, the rate of elements (Ba, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Na, P, Se) is high in dietary factors, probably that reason indicates the kidney stone formation. Our study has also shown that in both groups (males and females) there was an increase in element content as the age increase.