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Comparative analysis of scoring systems for patients undergoing retrograde intrarenal surgery with isolated lower
Hakan Bahadir Haberal1, Muhammed Arif Ibis2, Serkan Akpinar2
1Department of Urology, Ministry of Health, Ankara Ataturk Sanatoryum Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Ankara, 06290, Turkey. bahadirhaberal@gmail.com.
Purpose:
It is critical to provide patients with accurate information on potential surgical outcomes during the preoperative phase. Several scoring systems have been developed for this specific purpose. This study aimed to examine the predicted efficacy of scoring systems in patients with isolated lower calyx stones who underwent retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS).
Methods:
We performed a retrospective analysis of 85 patients who underwent RIRS for lower calyx stones between 2016 and 2023. The study computed each participant's Resorlu-Unsal Stone score (RUSS), R.I.R.S. scoring system score, Modified Seoul National University Renal Stone Complexity (S-ReSC) score, S.T.O.N.E. score, Ito's nomogram, and T.O.HO score. Residual stones less than 4 mm were classified as clinically insignificant residual fragments (CIRFs) and regarded as successful. Following that, we used receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curves to compare various scoring systems' success predictions.
Results:
The median scores for RUSS, R.I.R.S. scoring system, Modified S-ReSC, S.T.O.N.E., Ito's nomogram, and T.O.HO score were 1 (1), 7 (2), 2 (0), 11 (1), 18 (4), and 7 (1), respectively. When CIRF cases were included, the stone-free rate increased to 80%. Only Ito's nomogram from scoring systems has a statistically significant cut-off value for success in ROC analysis (p = 0.021). In multivariate analysis, stone volume and preoperative hydronephrosis were associated with success (p = 0.004 and p = 0.035, respectively).
Conclusion:
In the multivariate analysis, none of the scoring systems were significantly associated with success. Hence, a new scoring system must be developed exclusively for patients with isolated lower pole stones undergoing RIRS.
