Maryam Jahantigh Haghighi Author

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Investigating the Factors Relevant to Kidney Stone in Patients at Amir al-Muminin Hospital in Zabol City in 2017-2018

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Maryam Jahantigh Haghighi, Fahime Shojaei Shad, Freshteh, Shojaei Shad

Background and purpose: Kidney stone is the most prevalent chronic kidney disease. The disease is widespread throughout the world and it is estimated that stones at 50% will have a relapse again within 10 years. Despite all the scientific advances in appropriate diagnosis and treatment of kidney stones, we observed high relapse rate, about 50%, within 5 years. In this study the relation between kidney stones formation with occupation, weight gain and age was investigated. Method: In this case-control study, 150 healthy individuals as control group and as treatment group 150 urinary tract stone patients from Amir al-Muminin Hospital of Zabol, that received definitive diagnosis on having stones, were recruited. Informational questionnaires about the disease were filled in through intervie... view more»

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