Comparison of efficacy and tolerance of short-duration open-ended ureteral catheter drainage and XXXX administration to indwelling double J stents following ureteroscopic removal of stones.

@entity1 @entity812 @entity9940 @entity158
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the efficacy of short-duration, open-ended ureteral catheter drainage as a replacement to indwelling stent, and to study the effect of @entity9940 on stent-induced @entity158 and storage symptoms following uncomplicated ureteroscopic removal of stones. DESIGN: Prospective randomised study. SETTING: School of Medical Sciences and Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida, India. @entity1 : @entity1 who underwent ureteroscopic removal of stones for lower ureteral stones between November 2011 and January 2014 were randomly assigned into three groups. @entity1 in group 1 (n=33) were stented with 5-French double J stent for 2 weeks. @entity1 in group 2 (n=35) were administered tablet @entity9940 0.4 mg once daily for 2 weeks in addition to stenting, and those in group 3 (n=31) underwent 5-French open-ended ureteral catheter drainage for 48 hours. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: All @entity1 were evaluated for @entity812 using visual analogue scale scores at days 1, 2, 7, and 14, and for storage (irritative) bladder symptoms using International Prostate Symptom Score on days 7 and 14, and for quality-of-life score (using International Prostate Symptom Score) at day 14. RESULTS: Of the 99 @entity1 , visual analogue scale scores were significantly lower for groups 2 and 3 (P<0.0001). The International Prostate Symptom Scores for all parameters were lower in @entity1 from groups 2 and 3 compared to group 1 both at days 7 and 14 (P<0.0001). Analgesic requirements were similar in all three groups. CONCLUSION: Open-ended ureteral catheter drainage is equally effective and better tolerated than routine stenting following uncomplicated ureteroscopic removal of stones. @entity9940 reduces storage symptoms and improves quality of life after ureteral stenting.
