Etiological Study of Urolithiasis at D.G. Khan, Muzaffargarh and Bahawalpur

Abstract

The present study has shown two important aspects of stone disease in comparison with previous studies conducted in Lahore. In this report we have shown that incidence and prevalence of bladder stone disease in children has fallen in the northern Punjab, although it I still common in southern Punjab. The serum and urinary variables studied show that calcium is not risk factor in northern or southern Punjab. Serum and urinary uric acid is perhaps important in stone formation. The other variables (24 hours urinary volume, urinary PH, serum and urinary phosphate, urinary oxalate, serum and urinary creatinine, serum and urinary proteins and serum and urinary electrolytes), show a difference between northern and southern Punjab, nevertheless significance of these findings need further studies. The dietary, environmental and other factors may will be involved in these differences.