Role Of Ultrasound In Diagnoses of renal Stones in Pakistan

Abstract

The main aim of this study is to define practical guide and role of ultrasound for detection and diagnosis of renal stone in Pakistani population. This study is based on practical scanning, the data collected from the collecting sheet which documented 120 incidence of renal stone from 2000 patient in different age, sex with or without symptoms or signs. With different occupation, social status and economic condition.

The patients were collected from ultrasound /department and scanned by using ultrasonic machine (Toshiba, Honda) in Gilani ultrasound center and AAIMS Pakistan.

The present date collected within year from 2007 to 2009. The results of 120 incidences of renal stone from 2000 patients obtained by statistical analysis (SPSS) shows the following

The whole prevalence and incidence of 120 from 2000 patients is 6%. The incidence of renal stone is rather high in male 4% than in the females 2%. Also statistical analysis documented that the incidence of renal stone more common in the middle age group 32-45 year (60)= 3% this percentage decreased in the young person 17-30 year (35)= 1.75%. Rather Incidence of decreased found in elderly group of patients 50 year and above (20) = 1%. The fewer incidence found in children (5) = 0.25%. The statistical analysis documented that the majority of incidence (100) = 5% had a symptoms and signs of loin pain, flank to renal colic, haematuria, dysuria, sometimes vomiting and fever if there is infection, the remainder group of patients (20) = 1% runs without symptoms and signs, silent.

The main Objective of the study: Ultrasound is accurate method for detection and diagnosis of renal stone. Practically ultrasound should be used as a routine investigation and diagnostic method of renal stone. Because of risk of I.V contrast and X-Ray radiation and non-invasive ultrasound" should be used as the first option for diagnosis of renal stone.