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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 May 24.
Published in final edited form as: Nat Rev Urol. 2016 Aug 31;13(11):654–662. doi: 10.1038/nrurol.2016.154

Figure 5. Two plain films of the abdomen before and after treatment for an obstructing left-ureteral stone.

Figure 5

This patient also underwent CT imaging (FIG. 2). a | The left obstructing stone is clearly visible before treatment. b | After treatment the stone is no longer visible. Stones overlaying a bony structure, <5 mm or shaded by a bowel gas loop can easily be missed.