Table 1 The characteristics of included studies
Author (year) | Participants | Gender, age | Urinary disease | Endourological Procedures (diameter) | Stent | Questionnaires for sexual function | Time of evaluation | ROBINS-I | Reference | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Diameter | Material | Length | Cases with Stent | Cases without Stent | ||||||||
Sighinolfi et al. (2007) [15] | 50 | Male,34–55 Female,28–51 | Ureteral stones, retroperitoneal fibrosis | Endoscopy (NM) | 4.7Fr or 6Fr | silicone and polyurethane | 24 to 28 cm | (1) IIEF-5 (2) FSFI | ①Pre-Proa ②Post-Prob (the 45th -60th day) | S | 15 | |
Mosharafa et al. (2016) [16] | 100 | Male,24–60 | Urologic disorders | Ureteroscopy, PCNL, retrograde ureteropyelography, cystolitholapaxy (NM) | NM | (1) IIEF-5 | ①Pre-Pro ②Post-StRc (the 10th day) ③Post-StR (the 45th day) | ①Pre-Pro ②Post-Pro (the 10th day) ③Post-Pro (the 45th day) | M | 16 | ||
Eryildirim et al. (2015) [17] | 102 | Male,27–64 Female,26–65 | Ureteral stones | Ureteroscopy (semi-rigid,8Fr) | Non-stent | (1) IIEF (2) FSFI | ①Pre-Pro ②Post-Pro (the 4th week) | M | 17 | |||
Eryildirim et al. (2011) | 177 | Male and female,43.22 ± 1.52 | Distal ureteral stones | Ureterorenoscopy (NM) | 4.7Fr | polyuretan | 26 cm or 28 cm | (1) IIEF (2) FSFI | ①Pre-Pro ②Post-Pro (the 4th week) | M | 18 | |
Akdeniz et al. (2017) [18] | 56 | Female,22–58 | Ureteral stones | Ureteroscopy, cystoscopy (rigid,7.5Fr) | NM | (1) FSFI | ①Pre-Pro ②Post-StR (the 1st month) ③Post-StR (the 3rd month) | ①Pre-Pro ②Post-Pro (the 1st month) ③Post-Pro (the 3rd month) | M | 19 | ||