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The Ultrasound Journal

Table 4 Patients’ management and imaging findings on CT

From: Ultrasound at the patient’s bedside for the diagnosis and prognostication of a renal colic

Pathological imaging findings

Surgical management < 24 h (n = 16)

Ambulatory management (n = 69)

Total (n = 85)

p

Perinephric fluid

9

12

21 (24%)

 < 0.05

Severe pyelocalyceal dilatation

6

9

15 (17%)

 < 0.05

Location and size of stones

 Proximal > 6 mm

12a

4

16 (19%)

 < 0.05

 Proximal < 6 mm

2

10

12 (15%)

1

 Distal > 6 mm

2

7

9 (10%)

0.67

 Distal < 6 mm

0

48

48 (56%)

 < 0.05

  1. aThree patients who initially received ambulatory treatment were readmitted within 48 h and underwent surgical treatment
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