Can ureteral stones cause pain without causing hydronephrosis?

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 1285-1288

  Song, Yan ^a   Hernandez, Natalia ^b   Gee, Michael S ^b   Noble, Vicki E ^b   Eisner, Brian H ^b  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydronephrosis; Imaging; Kidney stone

Indexed keywords

COMPLICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RENAL COLIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; URETER STONE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDRONEPHROSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RENAL COLIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; URETERAL CALCULI;

EID: 84950236982     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: 14338726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-015-1748-4     Document Type: Article

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