Journal article
The Natural History of Asymptomatic Urolithiasis
Abstract
An inception cohort of 107 patients was reviewed to establish the natural history of asymptomatic urolithiasis. With an over-all mean followup of 31.6 months, 73 patients (68.2%) remained asymptomatic and were censored at the time of the last clinical visit. A symptomatic event developed in 34 patients (31.8%). Spontaneous passage occurred in 16 patients (15.0%), endoureteral removal was done in 6 (5.6%), percutaneous nephrostolithotomy was …
Authors
Glowacki LS; Beecroft ML; Cook RJ; Pahl D; Churchill DN
Journal
Journal of Urology, Vol. 147, No. 2, pp. 319–321
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
February 1992
DOI
10.1016/s0022-5347(17)37225-7
ISSN
0021-0005