ArticleYonsei medical journal2017
Significance of Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio as a Novel Indicator of Spontaneous Ureter Stone Passage.
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- Predictive value of neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio for the clinical outcome of patients with ureteral stones: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC urology · 2026Pooled it
- Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio in urolithiasis: a systematic review.BMC urology · 2025Pooled it
- Predictive value of inflammatory markers for the spontaneous passage of Ureteral stones: a comprehensive systematic review with meta analysis.Urolithiasis · 2024Pooled it
- Role of ureteral wall thickness and computed tomography imaging in predicting spontaneous passage of ureteral stones.Diagnostic and interventional radiology (Ankara, Turkey) · 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
- Association of neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality among individuals with kidney stone disease: result from NHANES, 2007-2018.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Article
- Two novel deep-learning models to predict spontaneous ureteral calculi passage: Model development and validation.Current urology · 2024Article
- Association between the systemic inflammation response index and kidney stones in US adults: a cross-sectional study based on NHANES 2007-2018.Urolithiasis · 2024Article
- Inflammatory cytokines and their potential role in kidney stone disease: a Mendelian randomization study.International urology and nephrology · 2024Article
- Association between monocyte to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio and kidney stone: insights from NHANES.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Article
- Increased risk of chronic kidney disease in uric acid stone formers with high neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Association between the systemic immune-inflammation index and kidney stone: A cross-sectional study of NHANES 2007-2018.Frontiers in immunology · 2023Article
- Association Between Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio and Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Results from the TCLSIH Cohort Study.Journal of inflammation research · 2023Article
- The role of inflammatory serum markers and ureteral wall thickness on spontaneous passage of ureteral stone < 10 mm: A prospective cohort study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2022Article
- When should we give up on expectant management for patients with proximal ureteral stones?Current urology · 2022Article
- Does volume matter? Incorporating estimated stone volume in a nomogram to predict ureteral stone passage.Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada · 2022Article
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- Is it possible to predict spontaneous passage of a ureteral stone? An up-to-date comment on the current problem with new concepts concerning the patient and the stone.Central European journal of urology · 2022Article
- CT-related parameters and Framingham score as predictors of spontaneous passage of ureteral stones ≤ 10 mm: results from a prospective, observational, multicenter study.Urolithiasis · 2021Observational
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Abstract
purposeStone size and location are generally considered the most important factors associated with spontaneous ureter stone passage (SSP). Several parameters related to inflammatory changes have been identified as predictors associated with SSP. Our aim was to investigate the predictive role of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) for SSP. MATERIALS AND
methodsA retrospective review was performed on 131 patients who were referred to the urology outpatient clinic and diagnosed with unilateral ureteral stones at our emergency department between July 2016 and December 2016. The presence of ureteral stones was confirmed with non-contrast-enhanced computed tomography (NCCT) for all patients. SSP was confirmed with either the patient collecting the stone during urination or by NCCT performed at 3 weeks from the first stone episode. Physical examination, urinalysis, complete blood count, serum chemistry and inflammatory markers, plain radiographs, and NCCT at initial presentation were reviewed to analyze predictors of future SSP.
resultsOf 113 patients included for analysis, 90 (79.6%) passed their stones spontaneously. The SSP rates within 3 weeks according to the stone's size (5-10 mm and ≤5 mm) were 62.2% and 88.2%, respectively. A lower stone location [odds ratio (OR), 11.54; p=0.001], smaller stone size (≤5 mm) (OR, 8.16; p=0.001), and NLR (<2.3) (OR, 9.03; p=0.003) were independent predictors of SSP.
conclusionLow NLR (<2.3) may predict SSP in patients with ureter stones ×1.0 cm in size. Our results suggest that ureteral inflammation plays an important role in SSP. Early intervention may be considered for patients presenting with high NLR (≥2.3).
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