Ureteral stricture rate after endoscopic treatments for urolithiasis and related risk factors: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Stefano MorettoA SaitaC M ScoffoneM TalsoB K SomaniO TraxerO AngerriT KnollE LiatsikosT R W HerrmannØ UlvikA SkolarikosC M CraccoE X KellerM PaciottiA PiccoliniA UleriT TaillyL CarmignaniA PietropaoloM CorralesG LughezzaniM LazzeriV FasuloV De ConinckP ArenaU NageleS FerrettiP KronenbergD Perez-FentesP J OstherI K GoumasP AcquatiL AjayiP DianaP CasaleN M Buffi

Published in: World journal of urology (2024)

The overall US rate ranges from 0.3 to 4.9%, with an increasing trend in the last few years. It is influenced by type of treatment, stone location and impaction, preoperative hydronephrosis and intraoperative perforation. Future standardized reporting and prospective and more extended follow-up studies might contribute to a better understanding of US risks related to calculi treatment.

Keyphrases

risk factors
patients undergoing
emergency department
ultrasound guided
climate change
urinary tract