Predicting factors for spontaneous passage of ureteral calculi based on unenhanced helical CT findings

Korean Journal of Urology

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1094-1099

  Song, Dong Woo ^a   Jeong, Tae Yung ^a   Lee, Sang Ik ^a   Kim, Dong Jun ^a  

^a Catholic Kwandong University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Helical computed tomography; Ureteral calculi

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERINEPHRIC EDEMA; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RATING SCALE; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; SPONTANEOUS PASSAGE OF URETERAL CALCULI; STONE ANALYSIS; STONE DIAMETER; STONE LOCALIZATION; TISSUE RIM SIGN; URETEROSCOPY; URETHRA STONE; UROGENITAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS;

EID: 58149305845     PISSN: 04944747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4111/kju.2008.49.12.1094     Document Type: Article

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