Urinary tract stone disease in Nairobi

dc.contributor.author	Oliech, JS
dc.contributor.author	Kayima, JK
dc.contributor.author	Otieno, LS
dc.date.accessioned	2013-04-22T12:41:33Z
dc.date.available	2013-04-22T12:41:33Z
dc.date.issued	1998
dc.identifier.citation	East Afr Med J. 1998 Jan;75(1):30-4	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9604532
dc.identifier.uri	http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/16491
dc.description.abstract	At the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) and other private hospitals in Nairobi urinary stone disease is not being correctly diagnosed. Over a 15 year period (1980-1995) only 56 patients have been confirmed to have urinary tract stones out of the expected number of 220 patients. The age range was 10-60 years. The peak age was 30-40 years. Pain and haematuria were the commonest presenting symptoms. Ultrasonography and plane abdominal radiology were the commonest methods of diagnosis. Open surgery and endoscopic stone removal were the commonest modes of management. Extracorporeal shortwave lithotripsy (ESWL) has recently been introduced into the Nairobi Hospital, but was not functional at the time of this study. Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) is possible but has not been adequately used due to lack of correct equipment. Septicaemia and haemorrhage were the commonest complications of the open surgery	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.title	Urinary tract stone disease in Nairobi	en
dc.type	Article	en
local.publisher	Department of Surgery	en