Urinary stone disease in Dar es Salaam

dc.contributor.author	Mbembati, Naboth A.
dc.date.accessioned	2020-07-15T10:56:44Z
dc.date.available	2020-07-15T10:56:44Z
dc.date.issued	1991
dc.description.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.	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Mkony, C.A., Chuwa, L.M., Kahamba, J.F., Mteta, K.A. and Mbembati, N.A., 1991. Urinary stone disease in Dar es Salaam. East African medical journal, 68(6), pp.461-467.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://europepmc.org/article/med/1752226
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/522
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	East African medical journal	en_US
dc.subject	Urinary stone disease	en_US
dc.subject	Tanzania	en_US
dc.title	Urinary stone disease in Dar es Salaam	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US