Open AccessRenal colic, where is it headed? An observational study
Author(s) -
P. Beltrami,
Andrea Guttilla,
Lorenzo Ruggera,
Patrizia Bernich,
Filiberto Zattoni
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
archivio italiano di urologia andrologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.429
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 2282-4197
pISSN - 1124-3562
DOI - 10.4081/aiua.2016.1.7
Subject(s) - medicine , renal colic , calculus (dental) , observational study , surgery , urinary system , alternative medicine , dentistry , pathology
In the last thirty years, the treatment for renal and ureteral calculi has undergone profound variations. The objective of this study has been to evaluate the existence of parameters which can affect the spontaneous expulsion of a symptomatic ureteral stone in a reasonably brief period of time and to identify whether certain parameters such as sex, age, the location and dimension of the stone, the presence of dilation in the urinary tract together with the administered therapy, can be used for a correct clinical management of the patient.