The prevalence of urolithiasis in subjects undergoing computer tomography in selected referral diagnostic centers in Mogadishu, Somalia

Introduction and objectives: Somalia was predicted to be in the global stonebelt with high urolithiasis prevalence. We aimed to determine the prevalence ofurolithiasis and their demographic and computer tomography (CT) characteristics
among subjects under CT scans in Mogadishu, Somalia. Materials and Methods: From March 2014 to November 2022, a total of 7,276 patients who underwent an
abdominopelvic non-contrast CT scan for various indications were retrospectively reviewed. The mean age was 45.6  years with a standard deviation of 21.1 (range,
0.2–110  years). Patients were subdivided into two categories: adults (≥18  years)
and pediatric (≤17  years).