Ureteral Calculi

"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, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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
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
Concept/Terms	Ureteral Calculi Ureteral Calculi Calculi, Ureteral Calculus, Ureteral Ureteral Calculus

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Ureteral Calculi".

Diseases [C]
Male Urogenital Diseases [C12]
Urologic Diseases [C12.777]
Ureteral Diseases [C12.777.725]
Ureterolithiasis [C12.777.725.938]
Ureteral Calculi [C12.777.725.938.500]
Urolithiasis [C12.777.967]
Ureterolithiasis [C12.777.967.374]
Ureteral Calculi [C12.777.967.374.500]
Urinary Calculi [C12.777.967.500]
Ureteral Calculi [C12.777.967.500.851]
Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications [C13]
Female Urogenital Diseases [C13.351]
Urologic Diseases [C13.351.968]
Ureteral Diseases [C13.351.968.725]
Ureterolithiasis [C13.351.968.725.938]
Ureteral Calculi [C13.351.968.725.938.500]
Urolithiasis [C13.351.968.967]
Ureterolithiasis [C13.351.968.967.374]
Ureteral Calculi [C13.351.968.967.374.500]
Urinary Calculi [C13.351.968.967.500]
Ureteral Calculi [C13.351.968.967.500.851]
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
Pathological Conditions, Anatomical [C23.300]
Calculi [C23.300.175]
Urinary Calculi [C23.300.175.850]
Ureteral Calculi [C23.300.175.850.750]

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Bar chart showing 29 publications over 18 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 1999 and 2004 and 2010

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1999	3	0	3
2001	1	0	1
2002	1	0	1
2003	1	0	1
2004	3	0	3
2007	2	0	2
2008	2	0	2
2010	3	0	3
2011	1	0	1
2012	1	1	2
2013	1	0	1
2014	2	0	2
2016	0	1	1
2018	1	0	1
2019	1	1	2
2021	1	0	1
2022	1	0	1
2023	1	0	1

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Tasian GE, Maltenfort MG, Rove K, Ching CB, Ramachandra P, DeFoor B, Fernandez N, Forrest CB, Ellison JS. Ureteral Stent Placement Prior to Definitive Stone Treatment Is Associated With Higher Postoperative Emergency Department Visits and Opioid Prescriptions for Youth Having Ureteroscopy or Shock Wave Lithotripsy. J Urol. 2023 06; 209(6):1194-1201.

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Haifler M, Kleinmann N, Haramaty R, Zilberman DE. A machine learning model for predicting surgical intervention in renal colic due to ureteral stone(s)?
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Dasgupta R, Cameron S, Aucott L, MacLennan G, Thomas RE, Kilonzo MM, Lam TBL, N'Dow J, Norrie J, Anson K, Burgess N, Clark CT, Keeley FX, MacLennan SJ, Starr K, McClinton S. Shockwave Lithotripsy Versus Ureteroscopic Treatment as Therapeutic Interventions for Stones of the Ureter (TISU): A Multicentre Randomised Controlled Non-inferiority Trial. Eur Urol. 2021 07; 80(1):46-54.

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Meltzer AC, Burrows PK, Kirkali Z, Hollander JE, Kurz M, Mufarrij P, Wolfson AB, MacPherson C, Hubosky S, Montano N, Jackman SV. Accuracy of Patient Reported Stone Passage for Patients With Acute Renal Colic Treated in the Emergency Department. Urology. 2020 Feb; 136:70-74.

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Zilberman DE, Lazarovich A, Winkler H, Kleinmann N. Practice patterns of ureteral access sheath during ureteroscopy for nephrolithiasis: a survey among endourologists worldwide. BMC Urol. 2019 Jul 04; 19(1):58.

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Meltzer AC, Burrows PK, Wolfson AB, Hollander JE, Kurz M, Kirkali Z, Kusek JW, Mufarrij P, Jackman SV, Brown J. Effect of Tamsulosin on Passage of Symptomatic Ureteral Stones: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2018 08 01; 178(8):1051-1057.

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Ziemba JB, Sterling ME, Mucksavage P. Care of acute renal colic: a survey of emergency medicine physicians. Can J Urol. 2016 Aug; 23(4):8368-74.

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Sur RL, Shore N, L'Esperance J, Knudsen B, Gupta M, Olsen S, Shah O. Silodosin to facilitate passage of ureteral stones: a multi-institutional, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial. Eur Urol. 2015 May; 67(5):959-64.

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Keeley FX. Global CROES ureteroscopy registry demonstrates striking cooperation among endourologists. Eur Urol. 2014 Jul; 66(1):110-1.

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de la Rosette J, Denstedt J, Geavlete P, Keeley F, Matsuda T, Pearle M, Preminger G, Traxer O. The clinical research office of the endourological society ureteroscopy global study: indications, complications, and outcomes in 11,885 patients. J Endourol. 2014 Feb; 28(2):131-9.

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