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Table 1 Demographics data and stone characteristics

From: Comparison of outcomes between flexible ureteroscopy and mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy in the management of upper calyceal calculi larger than 2 cm

Variables

FURSL group

mini-PNL group

P value

Gender

  

0.743

Male (n, %)

25 (67.6)

27 (71.1)

 

Female (n, %)

12 (32.4)

11 (28.9)

 

Age (mean ± SD) (years)

50.6 ± 12.2

51.7 ± 11.2

0.696

No. Left/right side

16/21

23/15

0.134

No. Hypertension (%)

10 (27)

15 (39.5)

0.253

No. Diabetes mellitus (%)

3 (8.1)

5 (13.2)

0.479

History of surgery

  

0.562

Yes

32 (84.2)

31 (81.6)

 

NO

5 (15.8)

7 (18.4)

 

Mean CT value (HU) (range)

1063 ± 137.5

1140 ± 270.6

0.133

Stone size (mean ± SD) (mm), (range)

28.5 ± 4.5

27.1 ± 4.1

0.69

Stone number

  

0.48

Singe

34 (91.9)

33 (86.8)

 

Multiple

3 (8.1)

5 (13.2)