Epidemiologic study of urolithiasis in seven countries of South-Eastern Europe: S.E.G.U.R. 1 study


Submitted: May 7, 2017
Accepted: July 15, 2017
Published: October 3, 2017
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Objective: To investigate some epidemiological aspects of kidney stones in the South- Eastern European area. Materials and methods: From September 2015 to December 2015, 538 consecutive patients were treated and evaluated for reno-ureteral stones in eight departments in Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, FYR Macedonia, Romania, Serbia and Turkey. Results: The age of onset was lower in Turkey and higher in Italy. The rate of recurrent patients was higher in Romania and Serbia, while first renal stone formers were more frequent in Italy. The previous history of kidney stones, the characteristics of the stones and the dietary habits of the patients were different in different countries. In Bulgaria, Greece and Romania larger calculi from recurrent patients were more frequent. In Italy and Turkey smaller calculi from first renal stone formers were more frequent. Conclusions: The previous history of kidney stones, the characteristics of the stones and the dietary habits of the patients were different in different countries. A common dietary pattern associated with the formation of kidney stones was not observed, but each country showed different risk factors.

Andreas Karagiannis, 2nd Department of Urology, University of Athens, Sismanoglio Hospital

2nd Urology Department Athens Medical University - Sismanogleio Hospital

Urology Resident
Karagiannis, A., Skolarikos, A., Alexandrescu, E., Basic, D., Geavlete, P., Maletta, A., Muslumanoglu, A., Papatsoris, A., Petkova, K., Saidi, S., Skakic, A., Saltirov, I., Sarica, K., Stavridis, S., Yilmaz, O., & Trinchieri, A. (2017). Epidemiologic study of urolithiasis in seven countries of South-Eastern Europe: S.E.G.U.R. 1 study. Archivio Italiano Di Urologia E Andrologia, 89(3), 173–177. https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2017.3.173

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