Investigation of Relation between Abdominal Aortic Calcium Score and Renal Stone via Multislice Computed Tomography

Duran EFE; Fatih AYGÜN

doi:https://doi.org/10.5798/dicletip.1086215

Article Details

Investigation of Relation between Abdominal Aortic Calcium Score and Renal Stone via Multislice Computed Tomography

Authors:

Duran EFE | Fatih AYGÜN

Publisher:

Dicle University

Main Topics:

Promotion of health

Journal:

Dicle Medical Journal 2022 Vol.49 Issue 1, pp.77-84

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

3/2022

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000945966

Frequency:

Quarterly

eISSN:

1308-9889

pISSN:

1300-2945

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5798/dicletip.1086215

Abstract:

 

Objective: The present study aimed to investigate the relation between abdominal aorta calcium score and renal stones (RS) using computed tomography (CT).
Methods: This study comprised 352 subjects who underwent CT of urinary system in our clinic. One hundred and seventy-six subjects with RS were assigned to Group 1 and 176 subjects without RS were assigned to Group 2 (control group). The likely relation of calcium score, an indicator of atherosclerosis of abdominal aorta, with renal stone formation and stone volume, which has not been investigated previously, was investigated using multislice CT (MSCT).
Results: Age distribution of the study subjects ranged from 19 years to 87 years (mean, 44.3±15.1 years). Of the study subjects, 224 (63.6%) were male and 128 (36.4%) were female. According to Agatston scoring, the mean aortic calcium score was 348.7±665.7 Agatston unit (AU) in Group 1 and 212.2±486.9 AU in Group 2. Stone volume was 38.1±25.7 cubic millimeter (mm3) in Group 1.
Conclusions: Independently from RS volume, the frequency of abdominal aortic atherosclerosis was observed to be higher in the some aged patients with urolithiasis than in the normal subjects. The result was significant (p<0.05, p=0.029).

Article Details

Investigation of Relation between Abdominal Aortic Calcium Score and Renal Stone via Multislice Computed Tomography

Authors: Duran EFE | Fatih AYGÜN

Publisher: Dicle University

Main Topics: Promotion of health

Journal: Dicle Medical Journal 2022 Vol.49 Issue 1, pp.77-84

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 3/2022

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2000945966

Frequency: Quarterly

eISSN: 1308-9889

pISSN: 1300-2945

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5798/dicletip.1086215

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Authors:

Duran EFE | Fatih AYGÜN

Publisher:

Dicle University

Main Topics:

Promotion of health

Journal:

Dicle Medical Journal 2022 Vol.49 Issue 1, pp.77-84

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

3/2022

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000945966

Frequency:

Quarterly

eISSN:

1308-9889

pISSN:

1300-2945

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5798/dicletip.1086215