Vesical calculi-Iraq pattern

ABSTRACT

A prospective study on 43 patients with vesical calculi proved them to be the third most common urinary tract calculi. 97.7% of patients were males, with 51.2% of patients being above the age of 50 years, and 18.6% below the age of 10 years. Urinary frequency, Dysuria, Interrupted Urinary stream, and Heamturia were the predominant Clinical Manifestations. In 27.9% of cases, other urinary tract caculi were present simultaneously. 86% of vesical calculi were solitary, and about 2/3rds were 2-5 cm in size. A Calcium Radical was the commonest component of vesical calculi, with the commonest constituents being calcium oxalate, calcium phosphate, and uric acid. In 44.1% of cases, an associated pathological condition was present. In addition to the above mentioned features of vesical calculi in Iraq, there are also aetiological factors specific to Iraq given vesical calculi in this country a specific pattern, an Iraqi pattern