Abstract:Abstract: Objective?To evaluate the significance of endoscopic treatment of hydronephrosis after spontaneous passage of ureteral stones less than 8 mm.?Methods?Retrospective analyzed the clinical data of 18 cases of ureteral calculi with less than 8 mm. One week after ureteral calculi discharged spontaneously, all the patients underwent CT, still show that hydronephrosis and perirenal exudation, leukocyte and procalcitonin was high, and patients had lumbago. All the patients underwent ureteroscope examination and indwelling ureteral stent.?Results?In 18 patients, upper ureteral calculi in 7 cases, 11 cases of lower ureteral calculi. Ureteral calculi size was 4~8 mm. The stones were discharged from all patients within 1 weeks after admission. All patients have hydronephrosis after 1 week of stone expulsion, and underwent ureteroscopy. During the operation, ureteral stricture was found in 12 cases, those cases to be retained 1?~?2 ureteral stents; ureteral polyp was found in 6 cases, those cases to be retained one ureteral stent. On the 5th day after the operation, all the cases in CT showed that relief of hydronephrosis and absorption of the perirenal exudation, leukocyte and procalcitonin was normal. All of the 18 patients were operated successfully, all the patients had no lumbago and fever after catheter removal, and recovered successfully.?Conclusion?If hydronephrosis still exists after self-discharge of ureteral stones less than 8 mm, we should consider the existence of ureteral obstruction. Ureteroscopic examination of ureteral stent can quickly relieve the symptoms of hydronephrosis and lumbago, and it is advantageous to the recovery of ureteral mucosa injury and stricture, reduce the pain of patients and shorten the length of stay, can be an effective clinical therapy.