Table 1 Clinical and demographic characteristics of the study population
From: Rigid ureteroscopic lithotripsy in the lateral decubitus position for upper urinary tract stones
Total operations (n = 1145) | Success (n = 1042) | Failure (n = 103) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 45.32 ± 13.48 (17–87) | 45.18 ± 13.39 (17–87) | 46.74 ± 14.34 (22–82) | 0.264 |
Gender | 0.030 | |||
Male | 698 | 621 | 77 | |
Female | 447 | 421 | 26 | |
Stone size (mm) | 11.33 ± 5.12 (3–38) | 11.22 ± 5.01 (3–37) | 12.49 ± 6.02 (4–38) | 0.017 |
Number of stones | 1.27 ± 0.79 | 1.27 ± 0.79 | 1.24 ± 0.73 | 0.410 |
Side | 0.805 | |||
Left | 587 | 533 | 54 | |
Right | 558 | 509 | 49 | |
Location* | 0.851 | |||
Renal pelvis | 174 | 159 | 15 | |
Upper ureter | 971 | 883 | 88 | |
Lithotripsy | 0.00 | |||
Ballistic | 806 | 711 | 95 | |
Laser | 339 | 331 | 8 | |
Operative time (min) | – | 48.60 ± 27.44 (10–210) | 114.84 ± 82.66 (20–465) | – |
Complications** | ||||
Ureter perforation | 2 | 2 | 0 | – |
Ureteral avulsion | 2 | 0 | 2 | – |
Leg numbness | 1 | 1 | 0 | – |
Urosepsis | 4 | 4 | 0 | – |