The Safety and Efficacy of Endoscopic Combined Intrarenal Surgery (ECIRS) versus Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PCNL): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 3

Surgical characteristics similar for both procedures.

	Puncture guidance	Number of tracts	Postoperative ureteral stent	Postoperative nephrostomy
Nuño de la Rosa et al. [13]	NS	One	NS	NS
Hamamoto et al. [12]	US + fluoro	One	4.7 Fr	18 Fr
Wen et al. [17]	US	One	6 Fr	16 Fr
Leng et al. [10]	US (with Doppler)	One	5/7 Fr	16 Fr
Zhao et al. [9]	US + endoscopic	One	6 Fr	NS

NS: not specified; Fr: French; US: ultrasound; Fluoro: fluoroscopy.