Epidemiology of urolithiasis in Perm region: results of a 30 year study

Introduction.Atypical endemicregion of Russia isthe Perm Territorywith a population of 3.3 million people, occupying a territory equal to Denmark, the Netherlands and Belgium, and one of the ten most industrialized regions of the Russian Federation. e main source of drinking water in the region is the Kama - the 4th river of Europe. e purpose of the study is to study the prevalence of urolithiasis, the age composition of patients, the distribution by gender, the composition of stones in an endemic region and to determine the relationship of the disease to the geochemical characteristics of drinking water. Materials and methods. Studied the etiopathogeneticfactors of urolithiasisfor 30 yearsin 44909 people.is numberincludes urolithiasis patients who were treated in hospitals and clinics of the Perm region. 18619 people underwent routine examinations by urologists. population (workers Chusovskogo metallurgical plant, slave. Village Pashia, rural residents of 6 areas, students of Perm)...