Correlation between Hounsfield Unit Value and Stone Composition in Nephrolithiasis
OBJECTIVE: To examine whether the Hounsfield Unit value predicts calcium oxalate monohydrate stones in patients who are undergoing percutaneous nephrolithotomy. METHOD: 119 patients who underwent percutaneous nephrolithotomy were prospectively evaluated between February 2012 and August 2014. Using...
Main Authors: | Tennyson Rene Silva, Marcelo Lopes de Lima |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Mavera, Edições Científicas e Técnicas Ltda
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Series: | Medical Express |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2358-04292016000300003&lng=en&tlng=en |
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