Flexible Ureteroscopy Can Be More Efficacious in the Treatment of Proximal Ureteral Stones in Select Patients

Table 2

Operative and postoperative data.

	Group 1 (R-URS)	Group 2 (F-URS)	value
Mean operative time (min)	34.1 ± 1.5	49.4 ± 2.3	0.001
(Range)	(10–75)	(20–90)
Mean hospital stay (hour)	28.0 ± 1.9	24.5 ± 1.1	0.001
(Range)	(12–96)	(12–72)
Use of basket catheter ()	52/68	30/64	0.001
Use of internal stent ()	32/68	39/64	0.077
Mean internal stenting time (day)	23.2 ± 2.6	27.3 ± 2.3	0.598
(Range)	(7–90)	(3–90)
SFR	76.5%	87.5%	0.078