Impact of colic pain as a significant factor for predicting the stone free rate of one-session shock wave lithotripsy for treating ureter stones: a Bayesian logistic regression model analysis.

This study was conducted to evaluate colic pain as a prognostic pretreatment factor that can influence ureter stone clearance and to estimate the probability of stone-free status in shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) patients with a ureter stone.We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 1,418 pat...

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Main Authors: Doo Yong Chung, Kang Su Cho, Dae Hun Lee, Jang Hee Han, Dong Hyuk Kang, Hae Do Jung, Jong Kyou Kown, Won Sik Ham, Young Deuk Choi, Joo Yong Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4406693?pdf=render