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However, the increased risk of complications attributed to the continuous exposure of the string outside the urethra must be managed. This paper introduces a method to decrease the exposure time, and conducts a retrospective study to verify its efficiency and safety. A total of 231 male patients undergoing routine ureteroscopy (URS) were included, and all of them accepted indwelling ureteral stents with strings. Among them, 123 patients (Normal-S group) underwent the normal method to determine the length of string (L<jats:sub>string<\/jats:sub>), which was shortened to 4\u00a0cm (cm) past the urethral meatus; 108 patients (Novel-S group) underwent the novel method (L<jats:sub>string<\/jats:sub>\u2009=\u2009L<jats:sub>urethra<\/jats:sub>\u2009+\u20092\u00a0cm), the length of urethra (L<jats:sub>urethra<\/jats:sub>) was measured during ureteroscopy by ureteroscope body. 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