Review Article
Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy in Children
Table 2
Comparison of pediatric percutaneous nephrolithotomy series DNS: did not specify; aincludes SWL therapy.
| Study | No. children/renal units | Mean age (Yrs) | Mean stone size | Maximum sheath (Fr) | Multiple tracts % | Second look % | Stone-free initial/final % | Transfusion % |
| Aron et al. [22] | 19/19 | 4.2 | 972 mm2 | 24 | 74 | 5 | 89/94a | 5 | Boormans et al. [23] | 23/26 | 7.5 | 6 cm2 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 58/81a | 4 | Dawaba et al. [24] | 65/72 | 5.9 | 260 mm2 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 86/93a | 1 | Gonen et al. [25] | 31/31 | 10.4 | 929 mm2 | 30 | 52 | 6 | 61/68 | 23 | Guven et al. [26] | 17/20 | 1.8 | 19 mm | 28 | 0 | 0 | 95/95 | 5 | Kapoor et al. [27] | 31/31 | 9.6 | DNS | 30 | 3 | 10 | 74/84 | 0 | Mahmud and Zaidi [28] | 29/30 | 3.8 | 2.35 cm | DNS | 0 | 0 | 60/100a | 6 | Nouralizadeh et al. [16] | 20/24 | 3.1 | 33 mm | 26 | 0 | 8 | 79/92a | 5 | Özden et al. [29] | 51/53 | 9.7 | 654 mm2 | 30 | 40 | 6 | 74/87a | 17 | Rizvi et al. [30] | 62/62 | DNS | 4.7 cm | 22 | DNS | 0 | 68/95a | 25 | Salah et al. [21] | 135/138 | 8.9 | 507 mm2 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS/99 | 1 | Zeren et al. [31] | 55/67 | 7.9 | 283 mm2 | 30 | DNS | 11 | DNS/87 | 24 |
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