Evaluation of risk factors, treatment options, and prognostic-related factors in patients with benign ureteral strictures: An 8-year single-center experience

To investigate the etiology, therapeutic effect, and prognosis-related factors of benign ureteral strictures. We analyzed the date of 142 patients with benign ureteral strictures from 2013 to 2021. Ninety-five patients received endourological treatment and 47 patients underwent reconstruction. Preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative information were compared and analyzed. Symptomatic improvement and radiographic blockage alleviation defined therapeutic success. Stone-related factors caused 85.2% of cases. The overall success rate of endourological treatment was 51.6% versus 95.7% of reconstruction (p