ArticleWorld journal of urology2021
Can ureteral wall thickness (UWT) be used as a potential parameter for decision-making in uncomplicated distal ureteral stones 5-10 mm in size? A prospective study.
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- Efficacy of mirabegron for ureteral stones: a systematic review with meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2023Pooled it
- Ureteral wall thickness as an imaging-based predictor of difficult ureter during ureteroscopic lithotripsy: a retrospective analysis.BMC urology · 2026Article
- Determinants of treatment pathway in renal colic: a size-stratified analysis from the emergency department of a tertiary center.Urolithiasis · 2026Article
- Can ureteric stone impaction be predicted preoperatively using noninvasive parameters? A prospective study.Arab journal of urology · 2026Article
- Successful Treatment with a 6.3-Fr Disposable Digital Flexible Ureteroscope and Holmium Laser Lithotripsy in a 50-Year-Old Man with Large Bilateral Ureteral Stones and Hydronephrosis.The American journal of case reports · 2025Article
- Ureteral wall thickness at the ureterovesical junction as a significant factor in predicting medical expulsive therapy of ureterovesical junction stones.BMC 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
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- 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
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate the correlation between ureteral wall thickness (UWT) and stone passage (SP) and its cut-off value in distal uncomplicated ureteral stones. PATIENTS AND
methodsIn the prospective study from January 2019 to January 2020 at a tertiary care hospital, we reviewed 212 patients aged above 18 years with single, symptomatic, radiopaque, and distal ureteric stone sized 5-10 mm, who were treated with MET (Silodosin 8 mg once daily) until SP or a maximum of 4 weeks. There were 2 groups: responders and non-responders. Demographic data of the patients and all stone radiological parameters including stone size, laterality, density, UWT, the diameter of the ureter proximal to the stone (PUD), and the degree of hydronephrosis were recorded and compared between the 2 groups.
resultsThere were 126 (59.4%) in the responder group and 86 (40.6%) in the non-responder group. On univariate analysis, gender, stone density, stone size, PUD, UWT, and the degree of hydronephrosis were significant factors for stone passage. However, using multivariate analysis, only UWT and the degree of hydronephrosis were significant. ROC analysis showed that 3.75 mm is the cut-off value for UWT, with 86% and 87.3% sensitivity and specificity, respectively.
conclusionsUWT and hydronephrosis can be used as potential predictors for SP and can help with decision-making in patients with uncomplicated 5-10 mm lower ureteric stones.
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