HÜSEYİN SAYGIN, İSMAİL EMRE ERGİN, ABUZER ÖZTÜRK, ARSLAN FATİH VELİBEYOĞLU, ZİYNET ÇINAR
Türk Fen ve Sağlık Dergisi - 2022;3(1):27-32
Purpose: This survey study was planned with the awareness that there is more urinary tract stone disease in Sivas / Sarıyar village and more patients went to hospitals’ urology department. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of urinary tract stone disease and its relationship with age, gender, body weights and eating habits. Material and Methods: This study is cross-sectional and regional preliminary research. Houses in the village were visited randomly and questions presented in the appendix were asked. In the survey study, the requirements of the Helsinki Agreement were followed. This survey study is the first research in the Sivas region. Results: According to the evaluation of the survey there were 126 patients and 40 patients with stone findings (166 in total) in Sarıyar village. When the survey findings were evaluated, the incidence of stone was 10.40% in the Sarıyar village. Conclusion: The high cost of interventional treatments has increased the interest in prophylactic treatment. Therefore, determining the frequency of stone disease has gained importance. According to the survey findings, the incidence of stone was found 10.4% in Sarıyar village. These results are higher than the researches reported in Turkey and the world. As a result, a more comprehensive research may be suggested in the region.
