The surgical fate of ureteral calculi: review of Mayo Clinic experience.
A review of 1,061 patients who underwent ureterolithotomy of transurethral manipulation revealed 2 factors that are important to consider; 1) the roentgenographic size of the calculi measured at the largest diameter and 2) the location of the calculus. These 2 facotrs in addition to the general medical condition of the patient, the duration of severity of symptoms and the status of the upper urinary tract provide suitable guide lines for individual management of ureteral calculi.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D003558:Cystoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D014513:Ureter / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D014514:Ureteral Calculi / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000601:surgery; D014546:Urinary Catheterization