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Epidemiological and imaging features that can affect the detection of ureterolithiasis on ultrasound.
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Abstract
objectiveTo identify, in patients with clinical suspicion of ureterolithiasis, epidemiological and imaging features that affect calculus detection on ultrasound, as well as to compare ultrasound with multidetector computed tomography (MDCT). MATERIALS AND
methodsWe searched our database for patients who underwent ultrasound, followed by MDCT (if the ultrasound was negative), for suspected ureterolithiasis in an emergency setting. Patients were divided into three groups: positive ultrasound (US+); negative ultrasound/positive MDCT (US-/MDCT+); and negative ultrasound/negative MDCT (US-/MDCT-). We evaluated age, gender, ureterolithiasis laterality, location of the calculus within the ureter, body mass index, calculus diameter, and calculus attenuation on MDCT.
resultsOf a total of 292 cases of suspected ureterolithiasis, 155 (53.1%) were in the US+ group, 46 (15.7%) were in the US-/MDCT+ group, and 91 (31.2%) were in the US-/MDCT- group. There were no significant differences among the groups in terms of age, gender, ureterolithiasis laterality, and mean MDCT attenuation values. Distal ureterolithiasis was most common in the US+ group, and calculi at other ureteral locations were more common in the US-/MDCT+ group. The mean body mass index was significantly higher in the US-/MDCT+ group than in the US+ group, and the mean calculus diameter was significantly greater in the US+ group than in the US-/MDCT+ group.
conclusionA high body mass index, large calculus diameter, and calculus location in the distal third of the ureter are the major factors favoring ureterolithiasis detection on ultrasound.
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