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Materials and Methods: This retrospective, non-randomized cohort analysis included 606 consecutive eligible patients undergoing prone PCNL between 2015 and 2026 from a prospectively maintained institutional database. Patients received either an external ureteral catheter (n = 529) or primary antegrade double-J (DJ) stent (n = 77). Perioperative outcomes were compared, and factors associated with persistent urinary leakage were evaluated in the ureteral-catheter group. Results: Operative and nephroscopy times were longer in the DJ-stent group (110.4 \u00b1 47.2 vs. 100.6 \u00b1 37.9 min, p = 0.041; 50.0 vs. 40.0 min, p = 0.002). Persistent urinary leakage occurred in 39 patients (7.4%) with ureteral catheters and in none with primary DJ stents (p = 0.006). After stabilized IPTW, the risk difference for primary DJ stenting versus ureteral-catheter drainage was \u22127.45 percentage points (95% bootstrap CI, \u22129.77 to \u22125.33). The distributions of nephrostomy tube removal time and hospital stay differed between the drainage groups (DJ stent vs. ureteral catheter: 2.0 [IQR, 2.0\u20132.0] vs. 2.0 [IQR, 2.0\u20132.5] days, p = 0.028; and 3.0 [IQR, 2.0\u20133.0] vs. 3.0 [IQR, 3.0\u20134.0] days, p = 0.004, respectively), although the corresponding Hodges\u2013Lehmann estimated differences were small (0 days [95% CI, 0 to 0] and 0 days [95% CI, 0 to 1], respectively). In multivariable analysis, residual stone presence was associated with higher odds of persistent urinary leakage (adjusted OR 2.16, 95% CI 1.09\u20134.28; p = 0.027). Conclusions: Primary antegrade DJ stenting was associated with lower urinary leakage rates. Although the distributions of nephrostomy tube removal time and hospital stay also favored the DJ-stent group, the absolute between-group differences were small. 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