Research Article

Change of Renal Parenchymal Width in Patients with Unilateral Ureteral Stent: A Bicenter Retrospective Study

Table 2

Changes of parenchymal width (stented and unstented contralateral kidney) and estimated glomerular filtration rate before and after indwelling ureteral stent.

BeforeAfter% change

PW (stented kidney)22.1 ± 3.518.5 ± 5.0<0.001
PW (contralateral kidney)23.8 ± 4.324.6 ± 4.33.6 ± 10.70.003
eGFR82.8 ± 27.178.9 ± 26.10.294

Mean duration: 15.6 ± 10.2 months; Wilcoxon signed ranks test; paired -test; PW = parenchymal width, eGFR = estimated glomerular filtration rate.