A PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL COMPARING NONSTENTED VERSUS STENTED URETEROSCOPIC LITHOTRIPSY

Abstract

These results demonstrate that after ureteroscopic intracorporeal lithotripsy with the holmium laser patients with a stent have significantly greater irritative and painful symptoms than those without a stent in the early postoperative period. There was no difference in nonstented and stented ureteroscopy with respect to complications or stone-free status. Therefore, we believe that routine stenting after ureteroscopic intracorporeal lithotripsy with the holmium laser is not required as long as the procedure is uncomplicated and performed without balloon dilation of the ureteral orifice.