upper impacted ureteral stones
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: patients with a single upper ureteral stone (located below the ureteropelvic junction to the superior aspect of sacroiliac joint); the stone was >15 mm along its longest diameter as revealed by kidney-ureter-bladder (KUB) abdominal plain film.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: patients with a history of any intervention operation on the corresponding ureter, radiolucent stones, active infection, or urinary tract abnormalities, coagulopathy, or pregnancy.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| stone clearance rate; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Huai'an first people’s hospital, Nanjing Medical University