Utilidad de la UROTAC en el diagnóstico de litiasis renal en pacientes que acudieron al Hospital Monte Sinaí en el período de enero-diciembre 2013

Abstract

In this research the usefulness of CT urography was determined in the diagnosis of nephrolithiasis in patients who came to Mount Sinai Hospital in the city of Cuenca in the period January to December 2013. The method used was retrospective descriptive and worked with a comprised 465 patients of which universe the variables of age and sex, presumptive diagnosis, signs and symptoms were considered. Data were analyzed with the software SPSS (Statistical Product and Serves Solutions). Where it was observed that of all patients were performed CTU for presumptive diagnosis of urolithiasis, 53.5% presented the disease, corresponding to 249 people between men (136 people) and women (113 people). The age ranges more often stones were among those 30-49 years. With 26.9% of patients aged 30-39 years and 25.3% of patients aged 40-49 years. Among the symptoms experienced by patients with this condition are colicky abdominal pain, hematuria and lumbar pain cramping latter being the most frequent with 61.4%.