Table 2 Intraoperative data, postoperative values and procedural outcomes
Overall (N = 17) | Simple flexible ureteroscopy (N = 10) | Ultrasound-guided flexible ureteroscopy (N = 7) | P Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean operative time (min), mean ± SD | 30.8 ± 8.4 | 25.9 ± 8.7 | 37.1 ± 10.1 | 0.004 |
Searching for the renal cyst time (min), mean ± SD | 22.7 ± 5.3 | 17.6 ± 5.8 | 26.5 ± 8.4 | 0.002 |
Incision of the renal cyst time (min), mean ± SD | 10.8 ± 4.7 | 7.1 ± 4.9 | 12.1 ± 5.6 | 0.000 |
Hospitalization time (days), mean ± SD | 3.0 ± 1.2 | 2.6 ± 1.5 | 3.4 ± 1.7 | 0.001 |
Postoperative complications, n(%) | 0.540 | |||
Fever | 2 (12.5) | 1 (10.0) | 1 (14.3) | |
Backache | 4 (25.0) | 1 (10.0) | 3 (42.9) | |
Sepsis | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
Follow-up of one year, n(%) | 0.949 | |||
Disappearance rate of the cyst | 12 (70.6) | 7 (70.0) | 5 (71.4) | |
Regression rate of the cyst | 5 (29.4) | 3 (30.0) | 2 (28.6) |