Predicting the Impacted Ureteral Stone with Computed Tomography
Tran TY, Bamberger JN, Blum KA, Parkhomenko E, Thai J, Chandhoke RA, Gupta M. Predicting the Impacted Ureteral Stone with Computed Tomography. Urology 2019, 130: 43-47. PMID: 31029671, DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2019.04.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUreteral stone impactionImpacted ureteral stonesDegree of hydronephrosisStone impactionUreteral stonesHounsfield unitsStone sizePredictive valuePreoperative computed tomography (CT) findingsComputed tomography findingsNegative predictive valuePositive predictive valueNoncontrast CT imagesTomography findingsImpacted stonePreoperative identificationUnivariate analysisUreteroscopic treatmentNoncontrast CTComputed tomographyPatientsControl groupPatient preparationMultivariate analysisPrevious treatment