Abstract:Objective To explore the efficacy of combined use of tamsulosin with flexible ureteroscopic lithotripsy (FURL) for residual stone prevention and ureteral function recovery, aiming to provide clinical guidance for the treatment of ureteral calculus (UC).Methods This study was a prospective, randomized, open-label and positive-controlled clinical trial. A total of 96 UC patients admitted to our hospital from July 2023 to July 2025 were selected, and randomly divided into the placebo group (treated with FURL, oral placebo) and the tamsulosin group (treated with FURL combined with tamsulosin), with 48 cases in each group. The stone passage time, stone clearance rate, postoperative 4-week stone residual rate, and perioperative complications were recorded. The ureteral stent symptom questionnaire (USSQ) scores at 1-week and 4-week postoperatively were compared. Preoperative and postoperative 4-week estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), serum creatinine (Cr), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), and neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) levels were assessed.Results The stone passage time of the tamsulosin group was shorter than the placebo group, and the postoperative 4-week stone residual rate was lower than the placebo group, and the differences were statistically significant (P < 0.05). No statistically significant difference was observed in the stone clearance rate in both groups (P > 0.05). At 4 weeks postoperatively, scores for urinary symptoms, physical pain, overall health status, work performance, sexual function, and additional issues in both groups were reduced compared to 1 week postoperatively, the tamsulosin group scores were lower than those of the placebo group, and the differences were statistically significant (P < 0.05). The eGFR increased in both groups at 4 weeks postoperatively, with the tamsulosin group being higher than the placebo group (P < 0.05). Cr, BUN, and NGAL levels decreased in both groups at 4 weeks postoperatively compared with before operation, the tamsulosin group was lower than the placebo group, and the differences were statistically significant (P < 0.05). The perioperative complication rate of the tamsulosin group was 14.58%, and the placebo group was 33.33%, the tamsulosin group was lower, and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05).Conclusion The combination of tamsulosin with FURL postoperatively can promote stone excretion in UC patients, reduce the postoperative residual stone rate, alleviate ureteral stent-related symptoms, enhance renal function and tubular injury indicators, and demonstrate good safety, positively contributing to ureteral function recovery.