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Table 2

Studies on complications of PCNL.

Sl numberAuthorTransfusionMassive hemorrhageFever SepsisColonic injuryPleural injuryExtravasation of urineMortality

1 El-Nahas et al. 2012 ()16%2%1.2%0.4%NA2.4%8%0.4%

2 Mousavi-Bahar et al. 2011, () 0.6%1.5%1%00.3%0.7%5.2%0.3%

3 De la Rossette et al. 2011, ()5.7%NA10.5%NANA1.8%3.4%0.3%

4Shin et al. 2011, [6] ()6.9%1.4%11%0.6%0.7%1.1%0.4%0.4%

5 Rana et al. 2007, ()1.49%0.14%NA1.79%00.14%NA0

6 Osman et al. 2005, ()00.3%32%0.3%00NA0.3%

7 Lee et al. 1987, ()11.2%NA22.4%0.8%0.2%3.1%7.2%0.3%