Patients with urolithiasis
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.>20 year-old adults 2.Patients undergoing ureteroscopy (URS) for renal and/or ureteral stones 3.Patients with informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients potentially requiring ureteric stent placement for >14 days postoperatively 2. Patients requiring antibiotics use prior to URS due to the presence of urinary tract infection 3. Pregnant 4. Patients with difficulty of communication 5. patients who have been determined to be unsuitable as a subject by a physician
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Encrustation volume in inner wall of the ureteral stent (mm3) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Intraluminal obstruction rate (%) (at the narrowest point of the stent) 2. Outerwall stent encrustation volume (mm3) 3. Outerwall stent encrustation-sectional volume: proximal/body/distal (mm3) 4. Hydronephrosis grade before removal of stents 5. Stent-related complications (Dislodgment, migration, UTI, readmission etc.) 6. Stone composition (stone fragments, encrustation stone) | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Kansai medical university hospital Department of Urology and Andrology