Abdel-Rauf Zeina1, Limor Goldenberg2, Alicia Nachtigal2, Rabea Hasadia3, Walid Saliba4. 1. Department of Radiology, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera, Israel; Faculty of Medicine, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel. Electronic address: ZeinaR@hy.health.gov.il. 2. Department of Radiology, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera, Israel; Faculty of Medicine, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel. 3. Division of General Surgery, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera, Israel; Faculty of Medicine, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel. 4. Department of Community Medicine and Epidemiology, Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel; Faculty of Medicine, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To estimate a direct association between nephrolithiasis and hepatosteatosis in patients referred to CT due to clinical suspicion of renal colic. METHODS: A 508 non-contrast CT scans were examined for calculi in the kidneys or urinary tract, including measurements of liver attenuation, spleen attenuation, thickness of visceral and subcutaneous fat. Logistic regression examined the association of nephrolithiasis and hepatosteatosis findings. RESULTS: Nephrolithiasis was found in 421 (83.9%) and hepatosteatosis in 80 (15.7%) cases. Univariate analysis showed a statistically significant association between nephrolithiasis and hepatosteatosis OR=3.24 (95% CI 1.36-7.68), p=0.008. CONCLUSIONS: A significant association was determined between nephrolithiasis and hepatosteatosis.
PURPOSE: To estimate a direct association between nephrolithiasis and hepatosteatosis in patients referred to CT due to clinical suspicion of renal colic. METHODS: A 508 non-contrast CT scans were examined for calculi in the kidneys or urinary tract, including measurements of liver attenuation, spleen attenuation, thickness of visceral and subcutaneous fat. Logistic regression examined the association of nephrolithiasis and hepatosteatosis findings. RESULTS:Nephrolithiasis was found in 421 (83.9%) and hepatosteatosis in 80 (15.7%) cases. Univariate analysis showed a statistically significant association between nephrolithiasis and hepatosteatosis OR=3.24 (95% CI 1.36-7.68), p=0.008. CONCLUSIONS: A significant association was determined between nephrolithiasis and hepatosteatosis.
Authors: Mehmet Kanbay; Mustafa C Bulbul; Sidar Copur; Baris Afsar; Alan A Sag; Dimitrie Siriopol; Masanari Kuwabara; Silvia Badarau; Adrian Covic; Alberto Ortiz Journal: J Nephrol Date: 2020-05-21 Impact factor: 3.902