Prospective randomized controlled trial comparing a ureteral stent crossing versus not crossing the bladder midline.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To evaluate the correlation between the position of a ureteral stent and stent-related symptoms in a single-center randomized study.

Methods

A total of 113 patients who required ureteral stent placement after lithotripsy were randomized at a 1:1 ratio into groups with stents crossing and not crossing the bladder midline. The ureteral stent remained in place until postoperative day 14, when we obtained each patient's International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS), overactive bladder symptom score (OABSS), and visual analog scale (VAS) pain score.

Results

Comparing changes from baseline IPSS and OABSS scores between the two groups, the midline crossing group had a worse OABSS total score than the not crossing group (3.0 ± 2.8 vs. 2.0 ± 3.3; p = 0.032). There was no

SUBMITTER: Taguchi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8924725 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature