Is a ureteral stent required before flexible ureteroscopy?

ABSTRACT:

Background

To retrospectively evaluate the therapeutic effectiveness and safety of flexible ureteroscopes without preoperative ureteral stent placement.

Methods

A total of 243 patients who had undergone flexible ureteroscopy (fURS) lithotripsy were reviewed. The patients were divided into two groups: 119 patients without preoperative ureteral stent placement were set as group A; and the remaining 124 patients who received preoperative ureteral stent placement were set as group B. The operative time, length of hospital stay, hospital costs, stone-free rates (SFRs), complications, and re-operation rates of the two groups were respectively compared.

Results

Pairwise analysis indicated the following: the average operative time of group A was longer than that of group B (6

SUBMITTER: Hu Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7807313 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature