Postoperative Symptom Severity and Time Course After Bilateral Ureteroscopy With Stents: Results From the Study to Enhance Understanding of Stent-associated Symptoms.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess and compare stent-associated symptoms after unilateral vs bilateral ureteroscopy with ureteral stent placement for stone treatment.

Methods

Participants enrolled in the Study to Enhance Understanding of Stent-Associated Symptoms (STENTS), a multicenter, prospective, observational cohort study, completed validated questionnaires and patient-reported outcome measures to assess stent-associated symptoms postoperatively. Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) tools were used to measure pain intensity and interference due to pain, while the Ureteral Stent Symptom Questionnaire (USSQ) and Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction Research Network Symptom Index-10 (LURN SI-10) were used to measure urinary symptoms. These data were used to determ

SUBMITTER: Desai AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12506927 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature