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Abstract
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.
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- Ureteral Calculus
- Calculi, Ureteral
- Calculus, Ureteral
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.
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chem composition of caclculi use /chem; /ultrastruct permitted
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Ureteral Calculi. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014514. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014514
- Ureteral Calculi. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q67566975