Abstract
Purpose: To evaluate ureteral stenting as a negative predictive factor influencing ureteral stone clearance and to estimate the probability of one-session success in shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) patients with a ureteral stone. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 1,651 patients who underwent their first SWL. Among these patients, 680 had a ureteral stone measuring 4-20 mm and were thus eligible for our study. The 57 patients who underwent ureteral stenting during SWL were identified. Maximal stone length (MSL), mean stone density (MSD), skin-to-stone distance (SSD), and stone heterogeneity index (SHI) were determined by pre-SWL noncontrast computed tomography. Results: After propensity score matching, 399 patients were extracted from the total patient cohort. There were no significant differences between stenting and stentless groups after matching, except for a higher one-session success rate in the stentless group (78.6% vs. 49.1%, p=0.026). In multivariate analysis, shorter MSL, lower MSD, higher SHI, and absence of a stent were positive predictors for one-session success in patients who underwent SWL. Using cutoff values of MSL and MSD obtained from receiver operator curve analysis, in patients with a lower MSD (≤784 HU), the success rate was lower in those with a stent (61.1%) than in those without (83.5%) (p=0.001). However, in patients with a higher MSL (>10 mm), the success rate was lower in those with a stent (23.6%) than in those without (52.2%) (p=0.002). Conclusions: Ureteral stenting during SWL was a negative predictor of one-session success in patients with a ureteral stone.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 408-416 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Investigative and clinical urology |
Volume | 57 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2016 Nov |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This study was supported by a faculty research grant from the Yonsei University College of Medicine for 2014 (6-2014-0156). This work was received Korean National Academic Award in the 2016 The Annual Meeting of Korean Endourological Society, Daegu, June 10-11, 2016.
Publisher Copyright:
© The Korean Urological Association, 2016.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Urology