Prevalencia de la urolitiasis diagnosticada por imágenes con relación al diagnóstico clínico en los pacientes de 20 a 50 años de edad del Hospital de Especialidades Teodoro Maldonado Carbo en el periodo comprendido de enero 2020 - 2021.

Abstract

Urolithiasis is a pathology that refers to the appearance of stones in any part of the urinary tract, with diet being the most important risk factor in the formation of stones, mainly by affecting the composition of the urine. Objective: To determine the prevalence of urolithiasis diagnosed by imaging in relation to the clinical diagnosis in patients between the age of 20 and 50 years, through a retrospective study at the Teodoro Maldonado Carbo Specialty Hospital in the period January 2020-2021. Methodology: The design of this study is descriptive, observational, cross-sectional and retrospective. The population consisted of 1204 people whose sample was 300 patients. Results: The results of this study showed that 56.33% are female, the average age is 38 years and most cases were found in the age group between 40 and 50 years with 44.33%. The most used imaging method in this study is the ultrasound with 81.59% and the most frequent location of the stones with 75.11% was the ureteropelvic junction. Conclusions: The patients who most frequently present urolithiasis are female, belonging to the age group between 40 and 50 years old, with an average age of 38 years, being the most frequent site of stone location in the ureteropelvic junction. and ultrasound as the most used diagnostic method.