Clinical application of novel integrated suctioning semi-rigid ureteroscopic lithotripsy

Abstract

Introduction

Urinary calculi are frequently encountered in urology. Traditionally, the lack of a perfect water injection and drainage system means the observation field is affected during ureteroscopy. Here, we explored the effect and clinical value of a new integrated suctioning semi-rigid ureteroscopic lithotripsy (URSL) for treating ureteral calculi.

Material and methods

A total of 180 patients were successfully enrolled in this study (60 in each group). Group A included patients who underwent a traditional semi-rigid URSL, group B included patients who underwent a suctioning semi-rigid URSL with a sheath being connected to a vacuum device, and group C included patients who underwent a new type of suctioning integrated rigid URSL with a novel designed ureteroscope.

Results

In total, 164 cases of URSL were completed in one stage. Compared with group A, group C had a higher stone-clearance rate at 30 days postoperatively, shorter operation time, and fewer hospitalization days (p < .05); compared with group B, group C had a higher one-stage operation success rate, shorter operation time, and fewer hospitalization days (p < .05).

Conclusions

Comparatively, the new suctioning integrated semi-rigid URSL is advantageous for treating upper urinary calculi, considering the reduced operation time, length of hospital stay, and low invasiveness.

Keywords:

• Integrated suctioning ureteroscopy
• lithotripsy
• clinical application
• ureteral calculi

Ethics statement

This study adhered to the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the Ethics Committee of Ganzhou People’s Hospital, Jiangxi Province, Ganzhou, China (No. TY-ZKY2019-001-02).

Consent form

The requirement for written informed consent was waived due to the retrospective nature of this study.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Data availability statement

The datasets used and analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request. The useful partial data generated or analyzed during this study are fully included in the supplementary information file. More details of the data cannot be mentioned due to patent issues.

Additional information

Funding

This study was supported by the Jiangxi Provincial Department of Science and Technology (No. 20203BBGL73169) and the Science and technology plan of Jiangxi Provincial Health Commission (No. SKJP_220217925).