Objective: To determine the frequency of hypocitraturia in the treated patient of urolithiasis in Karachi, Pakistan.
Methodology: This is a cross sectional study was conducted in department of urology at Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre Karachi from January to December 2018 for a period of one year. It included 170 patients who had been treated for stone disease and were stone free at the time of study. We measured 24 hours urinary excretion of citrate by enzymatic citrate lyase analysis (Bergmeyer method).
Results: Out of 170 patients, 115 (67.65%) were male while 55(32.35%) were female. Mean age was 39.34±11.87 years. Average urinary citrate level was 262±199 mg/day. Hypocitraturia turned out to be
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