Reliability of patients in announcing the success of medical treatment of stones in ureter.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Health Condition 1: N201- Calculus of ureter

• Registration Number: CTRI/2020/10/028777
• Lead Sponsor: AIIMS Bhubaneswar

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Closed to Recruitment of Participants
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 0

Inclusion Criteria

A. Written informed consent.

B. Age more than or equal to 18 years.

C. Newly diagnosed, single, unilateral, ureteral calculus diagnosed on non-contrast computed tomography.

D. Stone size less than or equal to 10 mm.

Exclusion Criteria

A. Fever, defined as axillary temperature 100�° F or more, or a history of fever with chills and rigors.

B. Ipsilateral renal angle tenderness on examination, or a bulky ipsilateral kidney with peri-renal fat stranding on non-contrast computed tomography suspicious of acute pyelonephritis.

C. Active urinary tract infection (UTI) as confirmed on urine culture.

D. Presence of synchronous ipsilateral renal pelvic and pelvic-ureteral junction stone, or bilateral ureteral calculi.

E. Any previous intervention for the present calculus, including shock-wave lithotripsy (SWL), ureteroscopy (URS), ureteral stent placement, or percutaneous nephrostomy (PCN).

F. Ureteral stone in an ectopic or malrotated kidney.

G. Deranged renal parameters.

H. Patients with a solitary kidney.

I. Pregnancy.

J. Immune-compromised state, including acquired immune-deficiency disease, immune-suppressant therapy, chemotherapy, and long-term steroid therapy.

K. Not available for follow-up.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified