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Table 3 Histological score

From: Comparative assessment of biodegradable-antireflux heparine coated ureteral stent: animal model study

Group/ureteral segment

Urothelial resurfacing

Mural inflammation

Lamina propia fibrosis

Integrity of muscular layer

Serosal alterations

0–3

Group-I-Upper ureter

0.85

0.77

0.31

1.31

0.15

0.67 ± 0.41

Group-II-Upper ureter

0.85

0.54

0.08

1.08

0

0.51 ± 0.42

Group-I-UVJ

2.00

1.38*

0.85

0.69

0

0.98 ± 0.67

Group-II-UVJ

1.01

0.62*

0.77

0.46

0

0.57 ± 0.33

  1. *p < 0.05, Group-I-UVJ versus Group-II-UVJ. Mural inflammation