ArticleInvestigative and clinical urology2018
Evaluating the importance of different computed tomography scan-based factors in predicting the outcome of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for renal stones.
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- Role of Hounsfield Unit in Predicting Outcomes of Shock Wave Lithotripsy for Renal Calculi: Outcomes of a Systematic Review.Current urology reports · 2023Pooled it
- A novel deep learning approach for predicting stone-free rates post-ESWL on uncontrasted CT.PeerJ. Computer science · 2025Article
- Which Measure of Stone Burden is the Best Predictor of Interventional Outcomes in Urolithiasis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by the YAU Urolithiasis Working Group and EAU Urolithiasis Guidelines Panel.European urology open science · 2025Review
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- Can shear wave elastography predict the success of shock‑wave lithotripsy used in renal stones treatment? A prospective study.World journal of urology · 2024Article
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- Machine Learning Models for Predicting the Type and Outcome of Ureteral Stones Treatments.Advanced biomedical research · 2023Article
- The New Lithotripsy Index predicts success of shock wave lithotripsy.World journal of urology · 2022Article
- The impact of Hounsfield unit-related variables on percutaneous nephrolithotomy outcomes.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Extremely slow, half-number shockwave lithotripsy for ureteral stones.Urolithiasis · 2022Article
- The effect of stone and patient characteristics in predicting extra-corporal shock wave lithotripsy success rate: A cross sectional study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2021Article
- Factors influencing extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy efficiency for optimal patient selection.Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques · 2021Article
- Extremely-slow, half-number shockwave lithotripsy for asymptomatic renal stones <20 mm.Investigative and clinical urology · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeTo evaluate the impact of various computed tomography scan-based parameters of renal stones on the outcome of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL). MATERIALS AND
methodsWe conducted a retrospective study of patients who underwent ESWL for renal stones (sized 5-20 mm) from January 2013 to December 2016. We evaluated body mass index, location of the stone, skin-to-stone distance (SSD), stone attenuation value (SAV), stone diameter, Hounsfield density, stone area, and stone volume. Statistical analysis was done and significance was confirmed by multivariate logistic regression analysis.
resultsOf the 203 patients 122 (60.1%) had successful clearance of the stone. The presence of a double J stenting, a lower pole location, a higher SAV, higher Hounsfield density, larger stone area, larger stone diameter, and higher stone volume were negative predictors of ESWL outcome. When these parameters were analyzed with multivariate logistic regression analysis, stone location, SSD, and SAV were the only significant independent predictors of the outcome of ESWL.
conclusionsStone location, SSD, and SAV are reliable and strong predictors of ESWL outcome for the treatment of renal stones.
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