Volume : IX, Issue : I, January - 2020
EPIDEMIOLOGY OF PEDIATRIC RENAL STONE DISEASE IN BUNDELKHAND REGION OF INDIA
Dr. Sudhir Kumar Kulshrestha, Dr. Rajkumar Rajpoot, Dr. Tarun Arya
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Background: The incidence of paediatric stone disease is increasing in developing countries and is associated with significant morbidity. It is very important to know the epidemiology of stone disease particularly in pediatric patients in order to provide adequate treatment and to develop preventive strategies. Methods: After approval from institutional ethical committee, we performed a retrospective note review of radiological data for all children presenting during the period from August 2009 to August 2019, in Government Medical College, Orai (Jalaun) and tertiary care district hospital Jhansi. Results: As per initial records, 1341 children had underwent abdominal sonography in the study period out of which 312 were omitted due to inadequate patient details or records or due to exclusion criteria. In finally enrolled patient 1029 (622 boys and 407 girls), the median age of presentation was 4.4 years for males (range 1 months - 16.6 years) and 7.25 years (range 1 months - 18.5 years) for females. Conclusion: In conclusion, we here present the largest cohort of paediatric stone disease in western developed countries published up to date demonstrating that metabolic risk factors accounting for one-third of all calculi with an increased risk of bilateral disease.
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EPIDEMIOLOGY OF PEDIATRIC RENAL STONE DISEASE IN BUNDELKHAND REGION OF INDIA, Dr. Sudhir Kumar Kulshrestha, Dr. Rajkumar Rajpoot, Dr. Tarun Arya GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : Volume-9 | Issue-1 | January-2020
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EPIDEMIOLOGY OF PEDIATRIC RENAL STONE DISEASE IN BUNDELKHAND REGION OF INDIA, Dr. Sudhir Kumar Kulshrestha, Dr. Rajkumar Rajpoot, Dr. Tarun Arya GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : Volume-9 | Issue-1 | January-2020