Open AccessTO EVALUATE THE BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF RENAL CALCULI IN GENERAL POPULATION OF SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF KPK. PAKISTAN.
Author(s) -
Muhammad A. Sajjad,
Mukamil Shah,
Zard Ali Khan,
Imtiaz Ahmad
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
journal of saidu medical college
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1819-4583
DOI - 10.52206/jsmc.2015.5.2.667-670
Subject(s) - calcium oxalate , uric acid , kidney stones , medicine , renal stone , urinary system , calcium , urine , oxalate , urology , calculus (dental) , population , surgery , chemistry , dentistry , inorganic chemistry , environmental health
BACKGROUND: Renal stone are hard solid non metallic mineral particles that forms in urinary tractespecially in kidney in response to multiple etiological factors including genetics, environmental,metabolic, hormonal etc.OBJECTIVE: Renal calculi are stony hard solid particles that form in urinary tract. Most of the timestones are small and passes out in urine without causing problems. Sometimes a stone may causesretention of urine resulting in excruciating pain and needs prompt medical/ surgical treatment.MATERIAL AND METHODS: This descriptive study was carried out in Pathology DepartmentBannu Medical College Bannu. The duration of this study was three years (January, 2012 to December,2014). A total of 84 renal stones were analyzed by using chemical qualitative method. Each stonesample was washed, dried, crushed and then analysis was performed using qualitative chemical analysiskit Biolabo, Manufacturer Biolabo SAS, France.RESULTS: The commonest renal calculi are mixed stone 31 (%) followed by uric acid (28.1%) calculi,followed in frequency by calcium oxalate calculi (26.1 %), mixed calculi containing calcium oxalate anduric acid (21.8%) and calculi containing calcium oxalate and calcium phosphate (10.4%). Other varietyof calculi was less common.CONCLUSION: This study like other studies show calcium oxalate as the commonest renal calculi, butother calculi varies in their frequency as also in other studies.KEY WORDS: Renal calculi, Chemical analysis of stones, Calcium oxalate stone.