The impact of urolithiasis on urology services in a high-prevalence region: A multicenter study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the effect of upper urinary tract (UUT) urolithiasis on urology services in a region with a high prevalence of the condition, and analyze the trends in endourological procedures for treating UUT urolithiasis and the cost of treatments in 11 hospitals over the last 6 years.

Methods

Using the hospital surgery statistics database, data were gathered from the urology departments of 11 hospitals in Saudi Arabia. The analysis focused on the trends, distribution, and annual cost of endourological procedures for UUT urolithiasis from January 2017 to December 2022.

Results

Out of the total surgery performed (54 711), over half (31 039, 57%) were related to UUT urolithiasis. Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) was the most performed procedure among

SUBMITTER: Kamal WK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11840314 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature