Percentage of renal stones that are radio-opaque
Correct Answer: 80
Description: Ans. is 'd' i.e., 80 Renal stone disease* Routine use of noncontast CT Scan has completely revolutionized te imaging evaluation of renal stone disease, nearly completely replacing plain radigrpahs and X urography for diagnosis of acute ureteral obstruction by renal stones.* Nephrolithiasis refers to the presence of calculi in the renal collecting system.* Nearly 10 % of the population will form a renal stone in their lifetime.* Sufficient calcium oxalate and phosphate is present in 80 % of the renal calculi for them to be radio-opaque on the plain radiographs.* Struvite (magnesium ammonium phosphate stones formed in the presence of alkaline urine and infection make up 15% of the renal calculi and also radio opaque on radiographs.* Cysteine stones make up 1 - 2% of the renal stones, and are mildly radio opaque. They are found in patients with congenital cystinuria.* The remaining 3 - 4% of the renal stones are composed of urate or xanthiene and are radiolucent on radiographs.
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