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Research Article | Volume 18 Issue 10 (OCTOBER, 2026)
Frequency and Chemical Composition of Renal Stones in Patients Presenting to a Tertiary Care Hospital
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Abstract

Background: Renal stone disease is a frequent urological disorder that deals with high morbidity like renal colic, urinary obstruction and recurrent stone formation. Chemical analysis of renal stones has an important role in distribution and in deciding the preventive measures. Objective: To find out the prevalence and composition of renal stones in patients who present to Ayub Teaching Hospital (ATH), Abbottabad, Pakistan. Study Design and Setting: Hospital based descriptive cross sectional study was planned which was conducted for six months in Ayub Teaching Hospital, Abbottabad in 2026. Methodology: The proposed analysis included 60 patients who had renal stones. Demographic and clinical data were obtained, and stone samples were analyzed for chemical composition. The stone types noted were calcium oxalate, calcium phosphate, uric acid, struvite, cystine, and mixed-composition. Descriptive statistics were used to report categorical variables as frequencies and percentages, and suitable statistical tests were planned to test associations between the composition of the stones and the demographic variables. Results: 53.3% of the cases were calcium oxalate stones, 13.3% were calcium phosphate stones, 11.7% were uric acid stones, 10.0% were mixed-composition stones, 8.3% were struvite stones and 3.3% were cystine stones. Men made up 63.3% of the patients and the age group of 31–40 was the most common. These per cent figures were not based on actual clinical observations but were hypothetical. Conclusion: Renal stone characterization by chemical composition can be used to aid in defining the distribution of stone types and guide individual stone prevention strategies. To draw conclusions about the frequency and composition of renal stones at the study hospital it is necessary to use verified patient-level data as well as laboratory findings.

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