Research progress in ureteral wall thickness in diagnosis and treatment of ureteral calculi under NCCT

Abstract

Recently，the incidence of ureteral calculi has been increased，and the treatment methods have been constantly updated. Nowadays，minimally invasive treatment has become a trend，mainly including extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy（ESWL），ureteroscopic lithotripsy（URL），percutaneous nephrolithotripsis（PCNL）and laparoscopic lithotripsis. Noncontrast computed tomography（NCCT），as a common noninvasive diagnostic technique for clinical surgical diseases，has high specificity and sensitivity for the identification of ureteral calculi. In addition to definite diagnosis，the use of ureteral wall thickness（UWT）measurement to predict the matching degree of ureteral calculi treatment and prognosis has received widespread attention. Existing literature has suggested that UWT can predict the efficacy of ureteral stone incarceration and treatment plan. However，most studies are limited to the prediction of single treatment mode by UWT. In this article，literature review related to UWT was performed，aiming to provide reference for the prediction of ureteral stone incarceration and the selection of clinical treatment regimen.

Keywords

• ureteral wall thickness|ureteral calculi|incarceration|diagnosis and treatment|predict