Pattern of urinary calculi in Faisalabad

ABSTRACT

To find out the pattern of constituents of urinary calculi in Faisalabad. DESIGN: Consecutive case study. SETTING: Urinary stones received from government and private hospitals by pathology department of Punjab Medical College, Faisalabad. PERIOD January, 1992 to December, 1994. SUBJECT One hundred and eighty three patients [n = 183] with urinary stones disease [n females. Age range between 1.5 year to 70 years. Maximum number of calculi [n = 84] were of mixed type having calcium oxalate and uric acid as main constituents. Pure calcium oxalate stones were [n=55] in number. CONCLUSIONS: The pattern of constituents of urinary calculi in Faisalabad zone is similar to Multan, Bahawalpur and Dera Ghazi Khan zones