Presentation
History of left flank pain.
Patient Data
Age: 35 years
Gender: Female
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Moderate hydronephrosis is seen , with dilated upper ureter , the ureter can be seen dilated at pelvic brim crossing the iliac vessels, 10 mm stone is seen obstructing the lower ureter.
This stone exhibit posterior acoustic shadow. On color dopper mode, it exhibits twinkling and color comet-tail artifacts.
From the case:
Lower ureteric stone
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Annotated image of a ureteric stone with acoustic shadowing, causing obstruction of the ureter.
Case Discussion
Ultrasound appearance of lower ureteric stone.