Re: El-Assmy et al.: Kidney stone size and hounsfield units predict successful shockwave lithotripsy in children (Urology 2013;81:880-884)

摘要

We read this article with great ifiterest because the authors explained very well the role of the noncontrast computed tomography (NCCT) scan in predicting successful shockwave lithotripsy (SWL) in children.1 Different factors may be predictive of stone fragility to shockwaves using computed tomography (CT) images, but mostly, the focus is on the use of Hounsfield units (HU) of the calculus.