Abstract:Objective: To investigate the influencing factors of postoperative ureteral stricture in patients with upper ureteral incarcerated stones. Methods: A retrospective study was performed on the clinical data of 461 patients with upper ureteral incarcerated calculi who underwent surgery in our hospital from January 1, 2014 to January 1, 2019. The gender, age, stone location, stone size, CT value of the stones, preoperative hydronephrosis, ureteral width above the stones, maximum ureteral wall thickness at the stone site (UWTmax) and the growth of ureteral polyps below the stone were compared between the two groups of patients with ureteral stricture and no ureteral stricture. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to screen the independent predictors of postoperative ureteral stenosis. The ROC curve was used to compare the value of each index in predicting ureteral stenosis after operation in patients with upper ureteral incarcerated calculi. Results: Among the 461 cases of upper ureteral incarcerated calculi, 57 cases had ureteral stricture, 386 cases had no ureteral stricture, and 18 cases were lost to follow-up. Single-factor analysis showed that there were statistically significant differences in UWTmax, ureteral width above the calculi, the growth of ureteral polyps below the stone and degree of hydronephrosis between the two groups (P <0.05), and there were no statistically significant differences in gender, age, calculi location, calculi size and calculi CT value between two groups (P >0.05). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that the ureteral width above calculi (Wald value = 11.530, OR = 1.159, 95% CI 1.064-1.262, P <0.001), UWTmax (Wald value = 39.276, OR =15.543, 95% CI 6.590-36.657, P <0.001) and the growth of ureteral polyps below the stone (Wald value =13.331, OR = 0.117, 95% CI 0.037-0.370, P <0.001) were independent predictors of ureteral stenosis after surgery in patients with upper ureteral incarcerated calculi. According to the comparison of predictive factors by ROC curve, the area under the curve (AUC) of ureteral wall thickness at the stone site was the largest (AUC = 0.842, P <0.001), followed by the growth of ureteral polyps below the stone (AUC = 0.685, P <0.001) and ureteral width above the stones (AUC = 0.677, P <0.001). Conclusion: The ureteral width above the calculi, UWTmax and the growth of ureteral polyps below the stone are independent predictors of ureteral stricture after surgery in patients with upper ureteral incarcerated calculi. The best predictor is ureteral wall thickness at the calculi site, with an optimal predictive value of 2.595 mm, specificity of 88.6% and sensitivity of 74.5%.
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