Abstract
Objective: To find incidence and prevalence of uric acid versus non-uric acid stones in different age groups using dual energy CT scan as a diagnostic tool.
Study design: It was a A cross-sectional study design.
Place and duration of study: The study was conducted from in Shifa international Hospital (Islamabad, Pakistan) from July 2022 to December 2022.
Material and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at Shifa international Hospital Islamabad, Pakistan. Patients underwent DECT scan of abdomen pelvis and post-processed by Syngovia system were included. The attenuation curve for the stone is plotted on a graph. The red and blue lines superimposed on the graph represent the attenuation curves for UA stones and non-uric acid stones respectively.
Results: Out of 310 patients there were 199(64.2%) males and 111(35.8%) female participants. The average age of the participants was 47.63±17.30 years. A total 201(64.8%) kidney stone participants, Uric acid stones were found in 23(7.4%) participants and non-uric acid stones in 178(57.4%) participants. Stones found were common in age group of 20-60 years with large number of UA stones in age group 41-50 years were 8(3.98%) and non-UA stones in age group 31-40 years were 43(21.39%). Data was analyzed using SPSS software version 23 and p-value was greater than 0.05.
Conclusion: Kidney stones is more common in males as compared to females. UA stones have small size as compared to non-UA acid. Non-Uric acid stones have high prevalence than uric acid stone. High prevalence of kidney stones in age interval of 20-60 Years.
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