A treatment strategy to help select patients who may not need secondary intervention to remove symptomatic ureteral stones after previous stenting.

Stojkova Gafner, Elena; Grüter, Thomas; Furrer, Marc A.; Bosshard, Piet; Kiss, Bernhard; Vartolomei, Mihai D; Roth, Beat (2020). A treatment strategy to help select patients who may not need secondary intervention to remove symptomatic ureteral stones after previous stenting. World journal of urology, 38(11), pp. 2955-2961. Springer-Verlag 10.1007/s00345-020-03087-1

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PURPOSE

This study aimed at evaluating whether removal of the ureteral stent the day before scheduled secondary intervention facilitates spontaneous ureteral stone passage and thus can spare the pre-stented patient this surgery.

METHODS

Retrospective analysis of a single-centre consecutive series of 216 patients after previous stenting due to a symptomatic ureteral stone from 01/2013 to 01/2018. Indwelling stents were removed under local anaesthesia. Patients were told to filter their urine overnight. Multivariate analysis was performed to assess predictive factors for spontaneous stone passage.

RESULTS

34% (74/216) of patients had spontaneous stone passage while the stent was indwelling. Of the remaining 142 patients, 41% (58/142) had spontaneous stone passage within 24 h after stent removal. Only 84/216 (39%) patients needed secondary intervention. Multivariate logistic regression analysis of all 216 patients showed a significant association between spontaneous stone passage and smaller stone size (p < 0.001), distal stone location (p = 0.046) and stent dwell time (p = 0.02). Predictive factors for spontaneous stone passage after stent removal were smaller size (p < 0.001), distal location (p = 0.001), and stone movement while the stent was indwelling (p = 0.016). A treatment strategy was established that helps select patients suitable for conservative management.

CONCLUSIONS

The majority (61%) of ureteral stones passed spontaneously after pre-stenting; 34% while the stent was indwelling, 27% within 24 h after stent removal. Besides distal stone location, stone size (< 6 mm) and stone movement (≥ 5 cm) while the stent is indwelling indicate patients who are likely to pass their ureteral stone spontaneously after stent removal. The treatment strategy (decision tree) presented here helps identify those patients.

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https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN12112914.

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