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Review
. 2013 Aug;31(4):855-9.
doi: 10.1007/s00345-011-0789-6. Epub 2011 Oct 29.

Impact of ureteral stenting prior to ureterorenoscopy on stone-free rates and complications

P P Lumma  1 , P Schneider, A Strauss, K D Plothe, P Thelen, R H Ringert, H Loertzer
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Impact of ureteral stenting prior to ureterorenoscopy on stone-free rates and complications

P P Lumma et al. World J Urol. 2013 Aug.

Abstract

Objective: To date, only few studies have evaluated the impact of ureteral stenting prior to ureterorenoscopy. This study is to clarify the role of preoperative ureteral stenting in the treatment for ureteral stones.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 550 ureterorenoscopies from 1998 to 2008. Patients were classified into two groups depending on whether they had a stent placed before URS. Baseline characteristics of patients and stone properties, stone-free rates, complications, and operation times were compared between both groups. Subanalysis was performed regarding stone localization. We retrospectively reviewed data from patient documentation, X-ray imagery, intravenous urography, and operation reports.

Results: Baseline characteristics of patients were similar in both groups. The majority of patients underwent stent placement before the ureteroscopic stone treatment (88.4%). The mean operation time in the prestented group was longer (43.3 vs. 38.4 min). Stone-free rate of patients with stent was 72.2%, compared to 59.4% without preoperative stenting. The rate of minor complications was 4.7% with stent versus 9.4% without stent, major complications 0.6% versus 1.6%, respectively. Patients with distal ureter stones had similar stone-free rates regardless of a stent placement (90.1% with stent vs. 87.6% without), and no difference in complication rates was observed (3.5% with stent vs. 3.1% without), respectively.

Conclusions: Stent placement prior to ureteroscopic stone treatment in distal ureter is not reasonable and does not considerably improve stone-free rates.

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All procedures to difference with DJ or without DJ before URS
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Preoperative DJ-stending in distal and proximal urinary tract
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