Saudi patient knowledge and awareness regarding smoking as a risk factor for urological diseases.

Aim: Our aim was to evaluate Saudi patient knowledge and awareness regarding smoking as a risk factor for bladder cancer, kidney cancer, and erectile dysfunction (ED).

Settings And Design: This quantitative cross-sectional study was conducted across three major tertiary hospitals in Riyadh, the capital city of Saudi Arabia.

Material And Methods: A self-administered questionnaire was distributed to 539 patients in the urology outpatient clinic.

The effect of the body mass index on the types of urinary tract stones.

Objectives: Urinary tract stones are a common public health problem worldwide. In addition, identifying the composition of stones is important for the further metabolic evaluation of patients. We conducted this study to further correlate the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and different compositions of urinary tract stones.