Factors predictive of SWL failure for ureteral stones: why we need to hurry.

CONCLUSIONS: We report a large series of patients undergone primary SWL for ureteric stones. Our data demonstrated the role of hydronephrosis, time elapsed from obstruction onset to treatment and stone density as independent predictive factors of SWL failure. PMID: 31166100 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica - Category: Urology & Nephrology Tags: Minerva Urol Nefrol Source Type: research