Abstract:Background: Febrile urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most common complications after ureteroscopic lithotripsy (URS). We evaluated the effect of secondary signs on preoperative computed tomography (CT) for febrile UTI after URS. Materials and methods: In total, 182 patients who underwent URS for ureteral stones from January 2013 to December 2015 were included in this study. These patients were divided into two groups according to the presence of postoperative febrile UTI after URS. We retrospectivel… Show more
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