Abstract:Objective To analyze the risk factors for urethral stricture (US) after minimally invasive treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) based on nomogram.Methods A total of 162 BPH patients who underwent minimally invasive treatment in our hospital from January 2019 to January 2022 were selected, and they were followed up for 6 months after surgery. According to the occurrence of US, the patients were divided into US group and non-US group. The general data of the two groups were compared. The multivariable stepwise Logistic regression model was adopted to analyze the risk factors of US after minimally invasive treatment of BPH. A risk nomogram model for US after minimally invasive treatment of BPH was established, and its efficacy and predictive value were assessed.Results After 6 months of follow-up, the incidence of US in 162 BPH patients who received minimally invasive treatment was 18.52% (30/162). The composition ratios of preoperative urinary tract infection, non-standard surgical operation, intraoperative urethral dilatation, and the duration of postoperative catheter indwelling > 14 days were different between the US group and the non-US group (P < 0.05). Multivariable stepwise Logistic regression analysis revealed that preoperative urinary tract infection [O^R = 6.521 (95% CI: 4.568, 8.474) ], non-standard surgical operation [O^R = 3.789 (95% CI: 1.254, 6.323) ], intraoperative urethral dilatation [O^R = 2.818 (95% CI: 1.986, 3.650) ], and the duration of postoperative catheter indwelling > 14 days [O^R = 2.683 (95% CI: 1.365, 4.001) ] were risk factors for postoperative US (P < 0.05). Taking the above risk factors as predictors, a nomogram prediction model was established. The total score ranged from 0 to 45 points, and the corresponding probability range was 0.03 to 0.99. The higher the total score, the higher the risk of US after minimally invasive treatment of BPH. The calibration curve was plotted, and there was no significant difference between the calibration curve and the ideal curve (P > 0.05), indicating that the calibration curve was well fitted. The Bootstrap method was used for internal validation, and the C-index was 0.789 (95% CI: 0.714, 0.864), which was suggestive of a good degree of discrimination. With the total score as the independent variable and the occurrence of US as the dependent variable, the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis demonstrated that the risk nomogram model exhibited a sensitivity of 86.42% (95% CI: 74.54%, 98.30%), a specificity of 70.37% (95% CI: 65.21%, 75.53%), and an area under the ROC curve (AUC) of 0.729 (95% CI: 0.653, 0.795) for predicting US after minimally invasive treatment of BPH, thereby showing excellent predictive performance.Conclusions Preoperative urinary tract infection, non-standard surgical operation, intraoperative urethral dilatation, and duration of postoperative catheter indwelling > 14 days are risk factors for postoperative US after minimally invasive treatment of BPH. The risk nomogram model based on these risk factors exhibits good predictive performance, and represents a reliable prediction method for evaluating the risk of US after minimally invasive treatment of BPH.