"Ureteral Calculi" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Stones in the URETER that are formed in the KIDNEY. They are rarely more than 5 mm in diameter for larger renal stones cannot enter ureters. They are often lodged at the ureteral narrowing and can cause excruciating renal colic.
| Descriptor ID |
D014514
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C12.777.725.938.500 C12.777.967.374.500 C12.777.967.500.851 C13.351.968.725.938.500 C13.351.968.967.374.500 C13.351.968.967.500.851 C23.300.175.850.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Ureteral Calculi- Ureteral Calculi
- Calculi, Ureteral
- Calculus, Ureteral
- Ureteral Calculus
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ureteral Calculi" by people in Profiles.
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Acute Pelvic Pain: Role of Imaging in the Diagnosis and Management. Semin Ultrasound CT MR. 2023 Dec; 44(6):491-500.
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Determining Variable Costs in the Acute Urolithiasis Cycle of Care Through Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing. Urology. 2021 11; 157:107-113.
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TISU: Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy, as first treatment option, compared with direct progression to ureteroscopic treatment, for ureteric stones: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials. 2018 May 22; 19(1):286.
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Medical expulsive therapy in adults with ureteric colic: a multicentre, randomised, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet. 2015 Jul 25; 386(9991):341-9.
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Use of drug therapy in the management of symptomatic ureteric stones in hospitalized adults (SUSPEND), a multicentre, placebo-controlled, randomized trial of a calcium-channel blocker (nifedipine) and an a-blocker (tamsulosin): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2014 Jun 20; 15:238.
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Trends in surgery for upper urinary tract calculi in the USA using the Nationwide Inpatient Sample: 1999-2009. BJU Int. 2013 Jul; 112(2):224-30.
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The impact of proximal stone burden on the management of encrusted and retained ureteral stents. J Urol. 2011 Feb; 185(2):542-7.
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Is there a role for tamsulosin after shock wave lithotripsy in the treatment of renal and ureteral calculi? J Endourol. 2011 Mar; 25(3):495-8.
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Experience with ureteroscopic holmium laser lithotripsy in children. Pediatr Surg Int. 2008 May; 24(5):579-81.
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"Blind coning"--using the Stone Cone for removal of intramural ureteral calculi. Urology. 2007 Apr; 69(4):773-5.