Message for the clinic: what is the ‘take-home’ message for the
clinician?
We determined that microscopic hematuria was associated with stone size
and hydronephrosis severity. If a patient with suspected ureteral stone
disease does not have microscopic hematuria, we consider that
non-contrast CT imaging is necessary for diagnosis and treatment, since
the size of the stone may be larger and the degree of hydronephrosis may
be more severe.