Predictive Factors of Ureterorenoscopy Outcomes in Proximal Ureteral Stones: A Multicenter Study of Aegean Study Group of the Society of Urological Surgery

• Published in: Urologia internationalis Vol. 104; no. 1-2; p. 125
• Main Authors: Sen, Volkan, Irer, Bora, Erbatu, Oguzcan, Yildiz, Alperen, Ongun, Şakir, Cinar, Onder, Cihan, Ahmet, Sahin, Mehmet, Sahin, Mehmet Oguz, Ucer, Oktay, Kizilay, Fuat, Bozkurt, Ozan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland 01-04-2020
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Body Mass Index; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Operative Time; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Societies, Medical; Treatment Outcome; Turkey; Ureteral Calculi - surgery; Ureteroscopy; Urology - organization & administration; Young Adult; Turkey; Ureterorenoscopy; Urolithiasis; Stone; Risk factors; Proximal ureteral stone
• DOI: 10.1159/000504790
• EISSN: 1423-0399

We aimed to evaluate the predictive factors in a holistic manner for ureterorenoscopy (URS) outcomes in proximal ureteral stones by a multicenter study.
The data of patients who underwent URS for proximal ureteral stones between the years 2015 and 2018 in eight centers were recorded retrospectively. Patients were divided into two groups according to URS success: Group 1 consisted of patients with successful URS, and Group 2 consisted of patients with unsuccessful URS. The two groups were compared in terms of risk factors, stone, and clinical characteristics of patients.
A total of 638 patients were included in the study. Group 1 consisted of 527 (82.6%) patients, and Group 2 consisted of 111 (17.4%) patients. In multivariate logistic analysis, the key risk factors for URS success was found to be age (OR = 0.980, 95% [CI] = 0.963-0.996, p = 0.018), stone area (OR = 0.993, 95% [CI] = 0.989-0.997, p = 0.002), and operation time (OR = 0.981, 95% [CI] = 0.968-0.994, p = 0.005).
To make the treatment decision of proximal ureteral stones, it is necessary to examine several parameters including available equipment, stone, and patient characteristics. Physicians should keep these risk factors in mind in the decision of treatment options.