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    Prevalencia de litiasis renal diagnosticada mediante urotomografía simple en pacientes de 30 a 80 años, en Medimagen Cuenca - Ecuador, periodo enero 2023 - enero 2025
    (Universidad de Cuenca. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, 2026-03-02) Macas Morocho, Karla Elizabeth; Ramírez Nieto, Roosvel Adrián; Solano Brito, Pablo José
    Background: It is estimated that between 10% and 12% of the population has presented renal lithiasis at some point in their lives, being more predominant in men. (1)(2) The diagnosis of this disease has improved significantly with the use of advanced imaging techniques, with simple computed tomography urography (Uro-CT) being the method of choice due to its high sensitivity and specificity, offering a rapid and precise evaluation of the urinary tract, surpassing traditional methods such as plain radiography, ultrasound, and excretory urography. (3)(4) Objectives: To determine the prevalence of renal lithiasis diagnosed through simple Uro-CT in patients aged 30 to 80 years at Medimagen, Cuenca-Ecuador, period January 2023 - January 2025. Methods: Descriptive, cross-sectional study. Data were obtained from the review of imaging reports of simple Uro-CT studies from the Medimagen diagnostic imaging center. Results: A total of 392 radiological reports were analyzed, showing that the prevalence of renal lithiasis was 41.33%, corresponding to 162 patients, with the highest involvement in the age groups 30-40 years (35.80%) and 41-50 years (24.69%). It was also observed that this condition affects males slightly more (51.23%). The most frequent possible chemical composition among the renal lithiasis diagnoses was uric acid (37.65%), affecting the right kidney more (48.15%), with the distal ureter (32.72%) being the most affected location.