Characteristics of Kidney Stone Patients with Stonography CT Scan Without Contrast

Abstract

Kidney stones are one of the problems that are often found in the field of urology. The composition of stones formed varies and the location of kidney stones is generally in the minor calyx, major calyx, and renal pelvis. Examination to be able to establish a diagnosis, one of which is by CT Scan examination. Management of kidney stones depends on the characteristics of the kidney stones found. So further research is needed to determine the characteristics of kidney stones to provide appropriate management and prevent recurrence. The descriptive design research design used secondary data with 115 samples. The results showed that the number of patients was more male by 83 people (72.2%), kidney stones obtained were as many as 62 (53.9%), patients had right kidney stones measuring >9mm (79%), and as many as 68 (59.1%) patients had left kidney stones measuring >9mm (73.5%), and most of the casein did not suffer from hydronephrosis.