Urolithiasis among citizens of the Prishtina Region in Kosovo

Introduction: Urolithiasis is a common disease in urological practice and ranks third, immediately after malignant diseases and infections. The annual incidence per 10,000 inhabitants ranges from 6. 8 to 20. 8 persons.Purpose: This paper aimed to assess the incidence of urolithiasis in the city of Prishtina and the surrounding area and compare the data with those in the literature.Material and methods: Data for the diagnosis of urolithiasis have been collected from the outpatient register and the register for operative treatment of the Department of Urology at the University Clinic of Prishtina, including the period time 2018 -2020. The data are analyzed based on age, sex and location of stones.Results: The total number of people diagnosed with urolithiasis was 152 (n = 152). Of these, 82 were female and 70 were male. The average age of women with urolithiasis was 50 years, while that of men with urolithiasis was 49 years old. Localization of concretions diagnosed in the urinary tract have been in favor of the kidneys by 90%, in the ureter and bladder by 5%, while in the prostate and urethra much less frequently, by 0.7%.Conclusion: It has been found that the annual incidence of urolithiasis in the Prishtina Region and the surrounding area is 19. 6 patients per 10,000 inhabitants. This incidence represents almost the highest value found in the literature that ranks Prishtina in endemic countries in terms of the occurrence of urolithiasis

The 6th Albanian Congress of Trauma and Emergency Surgery

After a three-year quarantine from the deadliest global pandemic of the last century, ASTES is organizing to gather all health professionals in Tirana, The 6th Albanian Congress of Trauma and Emergency Surgery(ACTES 2022) on 11-12 November 2022, with the topic Trauma & Emergency Surgery and not only...with the aim of providing high quality, the best standards, and the best results, for our patients ...ACTES 2022 is the largest event that ASTES (Albanian Society for Trauma and Emergency Surgery) has organized so far with 230 presentations, and 67 foreign lecturers with enviable geography, making it the largest national and wider scientific event.The scientific program is as strong as ever, thanks to the inclusiveness, where all the participants with a mix of foreign and local lecturers, select the best of the moment in medical science, innovation, and observation.The scientific committee has selected all the presentations so that the participants of each medical discipline will have something to learn, discuss, debate, and agree with updated methods, techniques, and protocols.I hope you will join us on Friday morning, and continue the journey of our two-day event together