Role of Hounsfield Unit in Predicting Outcomes of Shock Wave Lithotripsy for Renal Calculi: Outcomes of a Systematic Review

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy success rates depend on several stone and patient-related factors, one of which is stone density which is calculated on computed tomography scan in Hounsfield Units. Studies have shown inverse correlation between SWL success and HU; however, t...

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Autores principales: Garg, Megha, Johnson, Hans, Lee, Su-min, Rai, Bhavan Prasad, Somani, Bhaskar, Philip, Joe
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2023
Materias:
Endourology (P Mucksavage and Bk Somani, Section Editors)
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10038959/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36802317
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11934-023-01145-w

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10038959/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36802317
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11934-023-01145-w

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