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ArticleBMC urology2023

Value of preoperative ureteral wall thickness in prediction of impaction of ureteric stones stratified by size in laser ureteroscopic lithotripsy.

Abdrabuh M Abdrabuh, El-Sayed I El-Agamy, Mohamed A Elhelaly, Tamer A Abouelgreed, Ibrahim Abdel-Al, Hamada A Youssof, Adel Elatreisy, Osama Shalkamy, Mohamed Elebiary, Mohammed Agha and 3 more

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Article in BMC urology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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13 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Abdrabuh M AbdrabuhUrology Department, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt. AbdrabuhMostafa.216@azhar.edu.eg.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2458-2925
El-Sayed I El-AgamyUrology Department, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Mohamed A ElhelalyUrology Department, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Tamer A AbouelgreedUrology Department, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2640-3425
Ibrahim Abdel-AlUrology Department, Al-Azhar University, Assuit Branch, Assuit, Egypt.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2628-8407
Hamada A YoussofUrology Department, Faiyum University, Faiyum, Egypt.
Adel ElatreisyUrology Department, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Osama ShalkamyUrology Department, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1038-6464
Mohamed ElebiaryUrology Department, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Mohammed AghaUrology Department, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2615-1857
Ibrahim TagredaUrology Department, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Ahmed AlrefaeyUrology Department, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Elsayed ElawadeyUrology Department, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Al-Azhar University · EGFayoum University · EG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo evaluate the role of preoperative UWT in the prediction of impaction of ureteral stones stratified according to stone size in ureteroscopic laser lithotripsy. PATIENT AND

methodsThis study included 154 patients submitted to URSL for ureteral stones. Radiological data comprised the presence of hydronephrosis, anteroposterior pelvic diameter (PAPD), proximal ureteric diameter (PUD), and maximum UWT at the stone site. Collected stone characteristics were stone size, side, number, site, and density.

resultsThe study included 154 patients subjected to URSL. They comprised 74 patients (48.1%) with impacted stones and 80 (51.9%) with non-impacted stones. Patients were stratified into those with stone size ≤ 10 mm and others with stone size > 10 mm. In the former group, we found that stone impaction was significantly associated with higher PAPD, PUD, and UWT. In patients with stone size > 10 mm, stone impaction was related to higher UWT, more stone number, and higher frequency of stones located in the lower ureter. ROC curve analysis revealed good power of UWT in discrimination of stone impaction in all patients [AUC (95% CI) 0.65 (0.55-0.74)] at a cut-off of 3.8 mm, in patients with stone size ≤ 10 mm [AUC (95% CI) 0.76 (0.61-0.91)] at a cut-off of 4.1 mm and in patients with stone size > 10 mm [AUC (95% CI) 0.72 (0.62-0.83)] at a cut-off of 3.0 mm.

conclusionsStratifying ureteric stones according to size would render UWT a more practical and clinically-oriented approach for the preoperative prediction of stone impaction.

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LithotripsyLithotripsy, LaserUreterUreteral CalculiHumansLasersTreatment OutcomeUreteroscopyImpactionLaserUreteral wall thicknessUreteric stones

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