ArticleUrolithiasis2016
Impaction of ureteral stones into the ureteral wall: Is it possible to predict?
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- Can ureteric stone impaction be predicted preoperatively using noninvasive parameters? A prospective study.Arab journal of urology · 2026Article
- Development and multi-institutional validation of the Swin transformer model for prediction of spontaneous passage of ureteral calculi: A retrospective multicentric study.Urolithiasis · 2025Article
- Risk factors and prediction model for stone mucosa adhesion before retrograde intrarenal surgery.Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques · 2025Article
- Development and validation of a non-invasive nomogram for predicting proximal ureteral impacted calculi.World journal of urology · 2025Article
- Ureteral Wall Thickness Measurement and Spontaneous Stone Passage A Narrative Review.Current urology reports · 2025Review
- Radiological signs of stone impaction add no value in predicting spontaneous stone passage.Urolithiasis · 2024Article
- Predictive role of ureteral wall thickness and patient characteristics in endoscopic treatment outcomes for ureteral stricture disease following stone surgery.World journal of urology · 2024Article
- Ureteral stricture formation after endoscopic removal of obstructing stones: could it be predicted with well-assessed radiological parameters?Urolithiasis · 2024Article
- Value of preoperative ureteral wall thickness in prediction of impaction of ureteric stones stratified by size in laser ureteroscopic lithotripsy.BMC urology · 2023Article
- Development and validation of a preoperative nomogram for predicting patients with impacted ureteral stone: a retrospective analysis.BMC urology · 2021Article
- Is there any predictive value of the ratio of the upper to the lower diameter of the ureter for ureteral stone impaction?Current urology · 2021Article
- Predictive value of ureteral wall thickness (UWT) assessment on the success of internal ureteral stent insertion in cases with obstructing ureteral calculi.Urolithiasis · 2021Article
- Formula for predicting the impaction of ureteral stones.Urolithiasis · 2020Article
- Characteristics and outcomes of ureteroscopic treatment in 2650 patients with impacted ureteral stones.World journal of urology · 2017Observational
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Abstract
To determine the possible predictive value of certain acute phase reactants CRP and ESR as well as radiologic parameters on the degree of impaction in ureteral stones. A total of 80 adult patients with a single opaque proximal ureteral stone were evaluated. A non-contrast CT was performed in all cases and all possible radiologic predictive parameters calculated. Additionally, to outline the degree of impaction at the stone site, two serum acute phase reactants namely CRP and ESR levels were also assessed. Patients were divided into two groups as follows; Group 1 (n:42) patients with normal CRP levels and Group 2 (n:38) patients with elevated levels of CRP. The data obtained in the subgroups were first comparatively evaluated with radiological parameters and the possible correlation between CRP values and these parameters was well evaluated. While the serum CRP levels were normal in 42 cases, they were elevated in 38 cases. Evaluation of the data from CRP subgroups and radiologic parameters showed that elevated levels of serum CRP were closely related with mean values of ureteral wall thickness (UWT) as well as mean level of hydronephrosis with a statistically significant difference. Additionally, a correlation analysis between serum CRP levels and all other parameters mentioned above demonstrated a statistically significant correlation between UWT, degree of hydronephrosis and serum ESR values. Evaluation of serum CRP and ESR values could let us to predict the UWT, a parameter which is closely related with the degree of stone impaction.
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