Clinical Study
Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery in Patients Who Previously Underwent Open Renal Stone Surgery
Table 1
Patient demographics and preoperative stone characteristics.
| | Group 1 (study group) | Group 2 (control group) | value |
| Gender (M/F) | 24/08 | 26/12 | 0.603 | Mean age (year) | 40.5 ± 12.8 (20–72) | 45.5 ± 12.6 (23–74) | 0.110 | Mean BMI (kg/m2) | 28.1 ± 5.3 (19–42) | 26.7 ± 4.1 (19–41) | 0.217 | Mean stone number () | 2.7 ± 1.5 (1–7) | 2.5 ± 1.3 (1–8) | 0.544 | Mean stone size (mm) | 10.1 ± 5.6 (3–30) | 10.3 ± 4.2 (3–21) | 0.551 | Mean stone burden (mm) | 25.4 ± 14.7 (7–58) | 23.5 ± 9.9 (6–60) | 0.504 | Total stone number () | 106 | 101 | | Localization (per procedure) | | | | Upper ureter | 6 (5%) | 10 (10%) | | Upper calyx | 14 (13%) | 11 (11%) | | Middle calyx | 23 (22%) | 18 (18%) | | Lower calyx | 36 (34%) | 42 (41%) | | Renal pelvis | 27 (26%) | 20 (20%) | | Lateralization (per patient) | | | | Right side | 17 (53%) | 13 (34%) | | Left side | 13 (41%) | 23 (61%) | | Bilateral | 2 (6) | 2 (5) | |
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