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The success of extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy based on the stone-attenuation value from non-contrast computed tomography

OBJECTIVE: To determine the utility of the urinary stone-attenuation value (SAV, in Hounsfield units, HU) from non-contrast computed tomography (NCCT) for predicting the success of extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy (ESWL). PATIENTS AND METHODS: The study included 305 patients with renal calculi...

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Autores principales: Massoud, Amr M., Abdelbary, Ahmed M., Al-Dessoukey, Ahmad A., Moussa, Ayman S., Zayed, Ahmed S., Mahmmoud, Osama
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4434685/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26019941
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aju.2014.01.002