WHAT’S NEW?
To our knowledge; there is no prospective study in the international literature has evaluated the effect of UAS related ureteral injury and possible ischemia on the development of ureteral stricture. In the current study, we aim to analyze intraoperative, postoperative complications and the incidence of ureteral injury with using smallest diameter UAS on the market and the effect of injuries and possible ischemia/inflammatory changes on the risk of ureteral stricture development in the one year follow-up.