Ureteral wall thickness is an independent parameter affecting the success of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy treatment in ureteral stones above the iliac crest

BÜLBÜL E., İLKİ F. Y., GÜLTEKİN M. H., Erozenci A., TUTAR O., ÇİTGEZ S., ...More

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PRACTICE, vol.75, no.7, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 75 Issue: 7
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/ijcp.14264
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PRACTICE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, EMBASE, International Pharmaceutical Abstracts, MEDLINE
  • Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background To investigate the relationship between ureteral wall thickness (UWT) and other variables of patients who underwent extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) in the primary treatment of the ureteral stone above the iliac crest level.