Results
After the patients with incomplete data were excluded, 145 patients (100 men and 45 women) were evaluated. The mean age of the patients was 47.0 ± 15.0 years, and the mean body mass index (BMI) was 26.93 ± 6.18 kg/m2. The stone localization was grouped as proximal (n = 71), middle (n = 31), and distal ureter (n = 43) and the mean stone width and length was 9.2 ± 4.0 mm and 11.6 ± 5.9 mm, respectively. Demographic data and other characteristics of the patients are summarized in Table 1.
The mean urinary symptoms scores were 30.87 ± 9.43 and 22.61 ± 6.78 at first visit and before stent removal (after mirabegron therapy), respectively (p < 0.0001). The mean body pain scores were 21.82 ± 11.22 and 14.03 ± 7.52 (p < 0.0001); the mean work performance scores were 10.50 ± 8.61 days and 7.02 ± 6.51 days (p < 0.0001); the mean general health scores were 15.43 ± 6.50 and 11.12 ± 3.70 (p < 0.0001); the mean sexual matters scores were 3.88 ± 3.40 and 2.48 ± 2.03 (p < 0.0001); the mean additional problems scores were 9.31 ± 4.61 and 6.51 ± 2.83 (p < 0.0001); and the global quality of life (QoL) scores were 5.18 ± 1.94 and 4.23 ± 1.71 at the first control visit and after mirabegron monotherapy (p < 0.0001), respectively (Table 2).