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Ureteric Stone

MedGen UID:
306136
•Concept ID:
C1456865
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Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Calculi, Ureteral; Calculus, Ureteral; Ureteral Calculi; Ureteral Calculus

Definition

A concretion in the ureter. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

An analysis of stone management over the decade before the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, France and England.
Turney BW, Demaire C, Klöcker S, Woodward E, Sommerfeld HJ, Traxer O
BJU Int 2023 Aug;132(2):196-201. Epub 2023 Apr 19 doi: 10.1111/bju.16018. PMID: 36994821
On medical treatment for ureteral stone expulsion.
Holmlund D
Scand J Urol 2018 Apr;52(2):94-100. Epub 2018 Feb 1 doi: 10.1080/21681805.2018.1428682. PMID: 29385947
Management of ureteric stones.
Anagnostou T, Tolley D
Eur Urol 2004 Jun;45(6):714-21. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2003.10.018. PMID: 15149742

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Comparative study between Tamsulosin, Silodosin and Tadalafil as a medical expulsive therapy for lower ureteral stones.
Abdelaal MA, El-Dydamony EM
Arch Ital Urol Androl 2023 Feb 22;95(1):10849. doi: 10.4081/aiua.2023.10849. PMID: 36924384
Management of encrusted ureteral stents: Two center experience.
Thangavelu M, Abdallah MY, Isola OJ, Kotb A
Arch Ital Urol Androl 2022 Sep 26;94(3):305-310. doi: 10.4081/aiua.2022.3.305. PMID: 36165475
Laparoscopic ureterolithotomy for large proximal ureteric stones: Surgical technique, outcomes and literature review.
Abdel Raheem A, Alowidah I, Hagras A, Gameel T, Ghaith A, Elghiaty A, Althakafi S, Al-Mousa M, Alturki M
Asian J Endosc Surg 2021 Apr;14(2):241-249. Epub 2020 Sep 1 doi: 10.1111/ases.12861. PMID: 32875735
Managing acute and chronic renal stone disease.
Moran CP, Courtney AE
Practitioner 2016 Feb;260(1790):17-20, 2-3. PMID: 27032222
Fluids and diuretics for acute ureteric colic.
Worster AS, Bhanich Supapol W
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2012 Feb 15;2012(2):CD004926. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004926.pub3. PMID: 22336806Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Does preoperative silodosin administration facilitate ureteral dilatation during flexible ureterorenoscopy? A randomized clinical trial.
Diab T, El-Shaer W, Ibrahim S, El-Barky E, Elezz AA
Int Urol Nephrol 2024 Mar;56(3):839-846. Epub 2023 Oct 30 doi: 10.1007/s11255-023-03824-6. PMID: 37902925Free PMC Article
Medical Expulsive Therapy in Urolithiasis: A Review of the Quality of the Current Evidence.
Skolarikos A, Ghani KR, Seitz C, Van Asseldonk B, Bultitude MF
Eur Urol Focus 2017 Feb;3(1):27-45. Epub 2017 May 27 doi: 10.1016/j.euf.2017.05.002. PMID: 28720364
Managing acute and chronic renal stone disease.
Moran CP, Courtney AE
Practitioner 2016 Feb;260(1790):17-20, 2-3. PMID: 27032222
The difficult ureter: what is the incidence of pre-stenting?
Cetti RJ, Biers S, Keoghane SR
Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2011 Jan;93(1):31-3. Epub 2010 Oct 8 doi: 10.1308/003588411X12851639106990. PMID: 20937199Free PMC Article
Ureteral diverticulosis.
Teo JK, Poh BK, Ng FC
Singapore Med J 2010 Sep;51(9):e161-2. PMID: 20938602

Therapy

Comparative study between Tamsulosin, Silodosin and Tadalafil as a medical expulsive therapy for lower ureteral stones.
Abdelaal MA, El-Dydamony EM
Arch Ital Urol Androl 2023 Feb 22;95(1):10849. doi: 10.4081/aiua.2023.10849. PMID: 36924384
On medical treatment for ureteral stone expulsion.
Holmlund D
Scand J Urol 2018 Apr;52(2):94-100. Epub 2018 Feb 1 doi: 10.1080/21681805.2018.1428682. PMID: 29385947
Medical Expulsive Therapy in Urolithiasis: A Review of the Quality of the Current Evidence.
Skolarikos A, Ghani KR, Seitz C, Van Asseldonk B, Bultitude MF
Eur Urol Focus 2017 Feb;3(1):27-45. Epub 2017 May 27 doi: 10.1016/j.euf.2017.05.002. PMID: 28720364
Alpha blockers should no longer be used for ureteric stones.
Wiseman OJ, McClinton S
Int J Surg 2016 Dec;36(Pt D):657-659. Epub 2016 Nov 4 doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2016.11.006. PMID: 27826045
Fluids and diuretics for acute ureteric colic.
Worster AS, Bhanich Supapol W
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2012 Feb 15;2012(2):CD004926. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004926.pub3. PMID: 22336806Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Acute extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy for ureteric stones - 7-years' experience from a busy district general hospital.
Young MJ, Pang KH, Elmussarah M, Hughes PF, Browning AJ, Symons SJ
BJU Int 2022 Nov;130(5):655-661. Epub 2022 Jun 27 doi: 10.1111/bju.15820. PMID: 35689415
Factors influencing stone-free rate of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL); a cohort study.
Wagenius M, Oddason K, Utter M, Popiolek M, Forsvall A, Lundström KJ, Linder A
Scand J Urol 2022 Jun;56(3):237-243. Epub 2022 Apr 9 doi: 10.1080/21681805.2022.2055137. PMID: 35400281
What predicts spontaneous passage of ≤1 cm ureteral stones in children?
Elmacı AM, Dönmez Mİ, Akın F, Çetin B, Gündüz M
J Pediatr Surg 2020 Jul;55(7):1373-1376. Epub 2019 May 22 doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2019.05.012. PMID: 31155390
Training in ureteroscopy: a critical appraisal of the literature.
Skolarikos A, Gravas S, Laguna MP, Traxer O, Preminger GM, de la Rosette J
BJU Int 2011 Sep;108(6):798-805; discussion 805. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2011.10337.x. PMID: 21884354
Management of ureteric stones.
Anagnostou T, Tolley D
Eur Urol 2004 Jun;45(6):714-21. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2003.10.018. PMID: 15149742

Clinical prediction guides

Ureterorenoscopic Stone Removal without Antibiotic Prophylaxis.
Müller MR, Prey EM, Spachmann PJ, Goßler C, Burger M, Schnabel MJ
Urol Int 2024;108(5):392-398. Epub 2024 Apr 16 doi: 10.1159/000538856. PMID: 38626728Free PMC Article
Management of encrusted ureteral stents: Two center experience.
Thangavelu M, Abdallah MY, Isola OJ, Kotb A
Arch Ital Urol Androl 2022 Sep 26;94(3):305-310. doi: 10.4081/aiua.2022.3.305. PMID: 36165475
Factors influencing stone-free rate of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL); a cohort study.
Wagenius M, Oddason K, Utter M, Popiolek M, Forsvall A, Lundström KJ, Linder A
Scand J Urol 2022 Jun;56(3):237-243. Epub 2022 Apr 9 doi: 10.1080/21681805.2022.2055137. PMID: 35400281
Fluids and diuretics for acute ureteric colic.
Worster AS, Bhanich Supapol W
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2012 Feb 15;2012(2):CD004926. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004926.pub3. PMID: 22336806Free PMC Article
Management of ureteric stones.
Anagnostou T, Tolley D
Eur Urol 2004 Jun;45(6):714-21. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2003.10.018. PMID: 15149742

Recent systematic reviews

The Evidence Paradox of the Effectiveness between the Paediatric and Adult Stone-Forming Population: A Narrative Review.
Bourdoumis A, Durner L, Füllhase C, Dräger D, Hakenberg OW, Buchholz N
Urol Int 2019;102(2):125-130. Epub 2019 Jan 23 doi: 10.1159/000455157. PMID: 30669141
α-blockers as medical expulsive therapy for ureteric stones: a Cochrane systematic review.
Campschroer T, Zhu X, Vernooij RWM, Lock TMTW
BJU Int 2018 Dec;122(6):932-945. Epub 2018 Aug 11 doi: 10.1111/bju.14454. PMID: 29908037
Minimally Invasive Surgical Ureterolithotomy Versus Ureteroscopic Lithotripsy for Large Ureteric Stones: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Literature.
Kallidonis P, Ntasiotis P, Knoll T, Sarica K, Papatsoris A, Somani BK, Greco F, Aboumarzouk OM, Álvarez-Maestro M, Sanguedolce F
Eur Urol Focus 2017 Dec;3(6):554-566. Epub 2017 Apr 26 doi: 10.1016/j.euf.2017.04.006. PMID: 28753887
Bilateral simultaneous ureteroscopy for bilateral stone disease: a systematic review.
Rai BP, Ishii H, Jones P, Chapman RA, Stolzenburg JU, Somani BK
Can J Urol 2016 Apr;23(2):8220-6. PMID: 27085827
Fluids and diuretics for acute ureteric colic.
Worster AS, Bhanich Supapol W
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2012 Feb 15;2012(2):CD004926. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004926.pub3. PMID: 22336806Free PMC Article

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