Is Intravenous Urography Required When Ultrasonography and KUB Evidence a Ureteroscopy Plan?

Is Intravenous Urography Required When Ultrasonography and KUB Evidence a Ureteroscopy Plan?

Purpose: To determine whether pre-ureteroscopic stone extraction (USE) evaluation by intravenous urography (IVU) can change the clinical decision made on the basis of a plain X-ray of the kidneys, ureters, and bladder (KUB) plus an ultrasonography in the case of ureteral calculi.Materials and Metho...

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Main Authors: Seyed Mohammad Kazem Aghamir, Seyed Saeed Modaresi, Alborz Salavati, Mehdi Aloosh, Ali Pasha Meysami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Urology and Nephrology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences 2012-11-01
Series:Urology Journal
Subjects:
ultrasonography
ureteroscopy
hydronephrosis
ureteral obstruction
patient safety
Online Access:http://www.urologyjournal.org/index.php/uj/article/view/1792/684

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