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Relationship between urolithiasis and the fat halo sign
Ercüment Keskin1, Abdullah Erdoğan1, Mehmet Koçak2
1Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Erzincan Binali Yildirim University, Erzincan, Turkey.
Introduction:
This study aimed to examine the relationship between urolithiasis and gastric wall fat halo sign (FHS).
Materials And Method:
The data of 382 patients who presented to our clinic with the complaint of flank pain were analyzed retrospectively. According to the results of noncontrast computed tomography, the patients were divided into two groups those with ureteral stones (Group 1) and those without urinary stones (Group 2). The patients' age, gender, weight, height, body mass index (BMI), cholesterol, triglyceride, blood urea nitrogen, creatinine, and gastric wall FHS data were evaluated.
Results:
When Groups 1 and 2 were compared in terms of FHS positivity, FHS was detected in 140 (57.3%) of 244 patients in Group 1 and 24 (17%) of 138 patients in Group 2, indicating a statistically significant difference (P < .001).
Conclusion:
A statistically significant relationship was found between urinary stone disease and gastric wall FHS.
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