
The Relationship between Location and Size of Nephrolithiasis in the Pelvicalyceal System
Correspondence Address :Dr. Sultan Abdulwadoud Alshoabi,
Radiologist, Department of Diagnostic Radiologic Technology, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University, Almadinah Almunawwarah, Almadinah, Saudi Arabia.
E-mail: alshoabisultan@yahoo.com
Introduction: Nephrolithiasis is a common health problem worldwide. Both location and size of nephrolithiasis are essential factors in planning of clinical management. Due to lack of previous studies on the relation between the two, the present study was conducted.
Aim: To assess the relationship between the size and location of renal stones inside the kidney.
Materials and Methods: The study included 284 cases of nephrolithiasis. The location and the largest diameter of nephrolithiasis were determined. Nephrolithiasis was classified according to location as follows: lower calyx, middle calyx, upper calyx, renal pelvis, and Pelviureteric Junction (PUJ). Size of nephrolithiasis was classified into three categories: =10 mm, 11-20 mm and =21 mm stones. Data were analysed using the SPSS program. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) and post-hoc analysis were performed. The results were reported as frequencies and percentages.
Results: Among 284 cases,270 (95.1%) were adults and 194 (68.3%) were males. Majority of the nephrolithiasis were located in the middle calyx (35.9%), followed by the lower calyx (32%), upper calyx (19.7%), renal pelvis (5.6%) and PUJ (6.7%). There was a true association between stone location and size (p<0.001). Stones located in the lower, middle and upper calyces were significantly smaller in size than those in the renal pelvis (p<0.001) and PUJ (p<0.001).
Conclusion: There was a true relationship between the location and size of nephrolithiasis in the kidney. Stones in the renal pelvis and lower calyx tended to be larger than stones in middle and upper calyces.
Renal calyx, Renal pelvis, Renal stones, Ultrasonography
Sultan Abdulwadoud Alshoabi. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LOCATION AND SIZE OF NEPHROLITHIASIS IN THE PELVICALYCEAL SYSTEM. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research [serial online] 2019 March [cited: 2019 Feb 18 ]; 13:TC01-TC03. Available from
http://jcdr.net/back_issues.asp?issn=0973-709x&year=2019&month=March&volume=13&issue=3&page=TC01-TC03&id=12649
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2019/40101.12649
Date of Submission: Oct 29, 2018
Date of Peer Review: Dec 06, 2018
Date of Acceptance: Jan 11, 2019
Date of Publishing: Mar 01, 2019
FINANCIAL OR OTHER COMPETING INTERESTS: None.
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