A Prospective Study of Renal Calculi and Its Metabolic Evaluation

Abstract

Kidney stones develop as a result of various metabolic disorders which affect various elements in the body especially calcium. Study was done to record the metabolic evaluation of kidney stone patients and to identify metabolic abnormality, and treating the same. Material and Methods: A prospective observational study, of hundred patients with the history of pain in flanks radiating to front and analyzing them for any metabolic abnormality. Results: Out of the 100 patients, 70 were males and 30 were females. Patients underwent metabolic evaluation, in which 55 male, 15 female patients had a metabolic abnormality remaining male and female patients had no abnormality. The common abnormality found was hyperuricosuria, followed by hypercalciuria. Conclusion: Metabolic evaluation is a must which greatly help to diagnose kidney stone and reduce the risk of stone recurrence