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has been cited by the following article:

• TITLE: Factors and Cut-Off Predicting Stone Passage under Medical Expulsive Therapy (MET)

  AUTHORS: Nazih Rahhal, Ali Ismail, Walid Alame

  KEYWORDS: Ureteral Stones, Nephrolithiasis, Spontaneous Stone Passage

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Urology, Vol.14 No.8, August 13, 2024

  ABSTRACT: Background: Ureteral stones are the most common leading cause of acute flank pain. This study aimed to identify sociodemographic and clinical variables predicting spontaneous ureteral stone passage and determine the optimal size cut-off for predicting such passage. Method: We conducted a retrospective evaluation of patients presenting with acute renal colic at a urology outpatient clinic. Patients with ureteral stones ≤ 10 mm and no surgical intervention post-initial diagnosis, who attended follow-up visits, were included. Exclusion criteria comprised stone size > 1 cm, fever due to obstructive pyelonephritis, acute kidney injury, single kidney status, or bilateral ureteral obstruction. Results: Of 124 included patients, the spontaneous stone passage rate was 57.3%, with a mean passage time of 11.1 (SD 6.25) days. Bivariate analysis revealed that factors predicting spontaneous passage were stone size (p Conclusions: Stone size