Risk of Urolithiasis in Gulf-Returned Keralites

Epidemiology of urolithiasis in Pakistan

“…In northeast Thailand, villagers with renal stones had higher excretion of sodium, phosphorus and uric acid than healthy city dwellers or villagers [37]. Expatriates in Saudi Arabia are known to increase their stone-forming risk [38] because of increased meat intake, oxalate containing vegetables and dehydration.…”