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Radiology plays a pivotal role in the diagnosis of renal calculi. Plain abdominal films of the kidney, ureter and bladder (KUB) area help to identify the number, size, location and probable composition of radiopaque urinary calculi. Intravenous urography (IVU), or as it is sometimes called, intravenous pyelography, provides information on the status of the renal parenchyma, collecting system and the bladder. Percutaneous urological intervention further assists surgical management of calcular disease in many patients.
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Hussain, S. (1997). Radiology in urolithiasis. In: Talati, J., Sutton, R.A.L., Moazam, F., Ahmed, M. (eds) The Management of Lithiasis. Developments in Nephrology, vol 38. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5396-6_2
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