Abstract:Abstract: Objective?To evaluate the efficacy of adjacent ureteral catheter with vacuum suction and ureteroscopic lithotripsy in treatment of upper ureteral calculi.?Methods?83 patients with upper ureteral calculi were selected and treated with ureteroscope from January 2018 to March 2019. Randomly divided into two groups, 42 cases in experimental group (using ureteral catheter with vacuum suction) and 41 cases in control group (using only ureteral catheter). The lithotripsy time, calculi moving up to the pelvis, postoperative stone-free rate, postoperative infection rate, and other complications (ureteral perforation, mucosal avulsion, etc) were compared between the two groups. For patients with calculi moving up to the pelvis, flexible ureteroscopic lithotripsy was performed at the first stage.?Results?The general data (male and female ratio, age, weight, left and right side, BMI index), maximum diameter of calculi, CT value and distance between calculi and ureteropelvic junction were no statistically significant (P?﹥?0.05). 9 cases of calculi were moved up to the pelvis in experimental group and 16 cases in the control group. The lithotripsy time, stone-free rate and other complications (ureteral perforation, mucosal avulsion, etc) were compared between the two groups, the difference were not statistically significant (P?﹥?0.05). The rate of calculi moving up to the pelvis and postoperative fever rate were compared, the difference was statistically significant (P?﹤?0.05).?Conclusion?Adjacent ureteral catheter with vacuum suction and ureteroscopic lithotripsy in treatment of upper ureteral calculi have applied value, especially suitable for primary hospitals without flexible ureteroscope, ureteral occluder and basket.