Observational studyUrolithiasis2021
CT-related parameters and Framingham score as predictors of spontaneous passage of ureteral stones ≤ 10 mm: results from a prospective, observational, multicenter study.
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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
- Efficacy of mirabegron for ureteral stones: a systematic review with meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2023Pooled it
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- Proximal/Distal ureteral diameter ratio as a predictor of spontaneous passage in <10 mm ureteral stones.The Canadian journal of urology · 2026Article
- Role of ureteral wall thickness and computed tomography imaging in predicting spontaneous passage of ureteral stones.Diagnostic and interventional radiology (Ankara, Turkey) · 2026Article
- Determinants of treatment pathway in renal colic: a size-stratified analysis from the emergency department of a tertiary center.Urolithiasis · 2026Article
- Applying urinary ultrasound combined with CT to predict the risk of spontaneous ureteral stone passage.BMC urology · 2025Article
- Study on the diagnostic efficacy of the computerized tomography attenuation value of renal pelvis urine in true bacteriuria secondary to renal and ureteral stones.Renal failure · 2025Article
- Pathological and radiological evaluation of ureteral wall thickness measurement in urolithiasis.Urolithiasis · 2025Article
- Ureteral wall thickness at the ureterovesical junction as a significant factor in predicting medical expulsive therapy of ureterovesical junction stones.BMC urology · 2025Article
- Radiological signs of stone impaction add no value in predicting spontaneous stone passage.Urolithiasis · 2024Article
- Development of a new scoring system predicting medical expulsive therapy success on 4-10 mm distal ureteral stones: medical expulsive therapy stone score (METSS).Urolithiasis · 2023Article
- Prospective observational study on the prognosis of ureteral lesions caused by impacted stones via dual-energy spectral computed tomography.Asian journal of urology · 2023Article
- 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
- CT-Based Predictor for the Success of 12/14-Fr Ureteral Access Sheath Placement.International journal of clinical practice · 2022Article
- Clinical and Radiological Predictors of Early Intervention in Acute Ureteral Colic.International journal of general medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
To investigate the reliability of newly defined CT-related parameters and cardiovascular risk factors in groups adjusted for stone size and location to predict spontaneous stone passage (SP) of uncomplicated ureteral stones ≤ 10 mm. The data of 280 adult patients with solitary unilateral ureteral stones ≤ 10 mm in diameter in non-contrast computed tomography were prospectively recorded. All patients undergoing a four-week observation protocol with medical expulsive therapy using tamsulosin were divided into two groups according to SP or no SP. Demographic, clinical and radiological findings of these groups were recorded. Spontaneous stone passage was observed in 176 (62.9%) of the patients, whereas the SP rate was 57.6% for 118 upper ureteral stones and 66.7% for 162 lower ureteral stones. The SP rate was 13.3 times greater with ureteral wall thickness < 1.88 mm, 4.4 times greater with a ratio of ureter to stone diameter of < 1.24, 3.4 times greater with Framingham score of < 11.5%, 2 times greater with neutrophil lymphocyte ratio < 1.96, 1.9 times greater with ureteral diameter < 6.33 mm and 1.5 times greater with stone volume < 38.54 mm
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