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

Table 3

Intraoperative and postoperative complications.

	Group 1 (R-URS)	Group 2 (F-URS)	value
Intraoperative	9 (13%)	7 (11%)	0.446
(i) Ureteral avulsion	1	—
(ii) Ureteral perforation	1	—
(iii) Minor ureteral trauma	6	3
(iv) Minor hemorrhage	1	4
Postoperative	6 (9%)	7 (11%)	0.453
(i) Urinary tract infection	2	1
(ii) Renal colic	4	6