From: Tubeless versus standard percutaneous nephrolithotomy: an update meta-analysis
Study | PCNL (tubeless/standard) | Stone burden | Stone location | Stone composition |
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Kumar | TB | 30.2 ± 4.6 mm | Pelvic (35) Calyceal (15) Pelvic + Calyceal (6) | NA |
SD | 29.5 ± 4.2 mm | Pelvic (20) Calyceal (24) Pelvic + Calyceal (13) | NA | |
Sebaey | TB | 1.82 ± 0.36 cm | Renal pelvis (9) Lower calyx (25) Middle calyx (5) Upper calyx (1) | NA |
SD | 1.91 ± 0.37 cm | Renal pelvis (8) Lower calyx (25) Middle calyx (5) Upper calyx (2) | NA | |
Zhao | TB | 259.0Â mm2 | NA | Primarily calcium oxalate (53.3%) Mixed calcium (26.7%) Primarily uric acid (20%) Struvite (0%) |
SD | 276.6Â mm2 | NA | Primarily calcium oxalate (40%) Mixed calcium (20%) Primarily uric acid (33.3%) Struvite (6.7%) | |
Agrawal | TB | 3.8 (1.0–5.7) cm2 | NA | NA |
SD | 3.6 (1.1–5.3) cm2 | NA | NA | |
Lu | TB | 3.11 ± 0.62 cm | NA | NA |
SD | 3.29 ± 0.54 cm | NA | NA | |
Chang | TB | Length 24.74 ± 2.69 mm Width 16.40 ± 3.65 mm | NA | Struvite + apatite (8–11.8%) Uric acid (0%) Whewellite (30–44.1%) Whewellite + apatite (13–19.1%) Weddellite (17–25%) |
SD | Length 24.86 ± 2.78 mm Width 15.29 ± 4.50 mm | NA | Struvite + apatite (7.9%) Uric acid (3.2%) Whewellite (38.1%) Whewellite + apatite (30.2%) Weddellite (20.6%) | |
Aghamir | TB | 2.81 ± 0.59 cm2 | NA | NA |
SD | 2.87 ± 0.62 cm2 | NA | NA | |
Istanbulluoglu | TB | 448.93 ± 249.13 mm2 | lower calyx (26) pelvis (11) multiple calyces(6) upper ureter (1) upper calyx (1) | NA |
SD | 453.35 ± 165.97 mm2 | lower calyx (14) pelvis (19) multiple calyces (10) upper ureter (2) | NA | |
Crook | TB | 17.5Â mm | NA | NA |
SD | 21.6Â mm | NA | NA | |
Singh | TB | 750Â mm2 | Superior (9) middle (12) inferior calices (9) | mixture of calcium oxalate monohydrate /calcium oxalate dihydrate stones (71%) calcium phosphate (7%) carbonate apatite (7%) magnesium ammonium phosphate hexahydrate (7%) pure calcium oxalate monohydrate (7%) xanthine (1%) |
SD | 800Â mm2 | Superior (9) middle (15) inferior calices (7) | ||
Shah | TB | 535.36 ± 543.39 mm2 | NA | Calcium oxalate monohydrate (60.6%) Calcium oxalate dihydrate (18.18%) Calcium phosphate (3.03%) Struvite (12.12%) Uric acid (6.06%) Cystine (0%) |
SD | 495.91 ± 445.92 mm2 | NA | Calcium oxalate monohydrate (53.12%) Calcium oxalate dihydrate (28.12%) Calcium phosphate (0%) Struvite (9.37%) Uric acid (6.25%) Cystine (3.12%) | |
Agrawal, Madhu S | TB | 3.8 (1–5.7) cm2 | NA | calcium oxalate (87%) struvite (7%) uric acid (1%) |
SD | 3.6 (1.1–5.3) cm2 | NA | calcium oxalate (84%) struvite (9%) uric acid (3%) | |
Tefekli | TB | 3.0 ± 0.7 cm2 | Renal pelvis (6) Lower pole calyx (11) | NA |
SD | 3.1 ± 0.9 cm2 | Renal pelvis (9) Lower pole calyx (9) | NA | |
Choi | TB | 28.5 ± 15.4 mm | NA | NA |
SD | 26.8 ± 13.5 mm | NA | NA |