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Pelvic Phleboliths: a Study of 528 Melanesian and White Patients in Papua New Guinea
Author(s) -
J C Muirden,
S Naraqi
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1979.tb117820.x
Subject(s) - new guinea , white (mutation) , port (circuit theory) , medicine , radiology , history , ethnology , biology , engineering , biochemistry , electrical engineering , gene
The prevalence of pelvic phleboliths was compared in 359 Melanesian patients and 169 white patients in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, and was found to be 12% and 51% respectively. The number and the size of phleboliths were also greater in white patients. These findings are similar to the data available from other parts of the world. The lower prevalence of pelvic phleboliths (and deep vein thrombosis) in Papua New Guineans may be related to their high fibre content diet, to their more active fibrinolytic system, or to both.