title: Urinary stone disease in Dar es Salaam.
abstract: Forty four adult patients, 34 males and 10 females, with urinary stones were seen over a six-month-period at Muhimbili Medical Centre, Dar es Salaam. Most patients were peasants and semiskilled workers. 8 of the patients were Arabs, which suggests a high predisposition for this race. 12 of the patients had a history of having suffered from bilharzia. There was a high proportion of bladder (and urethral) stones (30%) but upper urinary tract stones were still predominant (70%). Of 20 patients whose stones were available for analysis, 8 were composed of calcium oxalate, 7 of calcium phosphate and 5 of mixed composition. The ratio of stone patients to all hospital admissions of 243 per 100,000 suggests the prevalence of urinary stone disease is comparable to that found in Western countries.
authors.affiliation: Muhimbili Medical Centre, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Mkony
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Chuwa
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Kahamba
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Mteta
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Mbembati
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D013636:Tanzania / Q000453:epidemiology; D014514:Ureteral Calculi / Q000453:epidemiology; D001744:Urinary Bladder Calculi / Q000453:epidemiology; D014545:Urinary Calculi / Q000453:epidemiology*