Renal stone disease in a Swedish district during one year.
In a Swedish district served by only one hospital the annual incidence of urinary stone colic was estimated to 1.4 per 1000 inhabitants. Sixty-two per cent of the patients were treated entirely as out patients whereas 9% required some form of surgery during the study. Thirty-seven per cent of the patients were recurrent stone formers. No significant seasonal variation in stone incidence was noted. A definite reason for stone formation could be established in 6%, and among 56 patients with recurrent stone disease run through a biochemical investigation, abnormal findings were recorded in 70%.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003085:Colic / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D012737:Sex Factors; D013548:Sweden