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Table 2 Characters of patients and calculus

From: Efficacy and safety of minimally invasive percutaneous nephrolithotomy versus retrograde intrarenal surgery in the treatment of upper urinary tract stones (> 1 cm): a systematic review and meta-analysis of 18 randomized controlled trials

Study

Treatments

Age(year)

BMI(kg/m2)

Male/Female

Stone size(mm)

Lithotripsy

Dilator

Access sheath size, Fr

Nephroscope size

Gu 2013 [25]

mPCNL

42.5 ± 10.1

NA

NA

17.27(15–25)

Laser

FD

12-18 F

8.5 F/9.8 F

RIRS

44.22 ± 13

NA

NA

16.23(15–25)

Laser

UAS

NA

8.5 F/9.8 F

Sabnis 2013 [26]

mPCNL

38.6 ± 14.6

23.9 ± 4.9

22/13

11 ± 2.3

Laser

NA

NA

NA

RIRS

43.7 ± 12.1

24.9 ± 4.3

24/11

10.4 ± 2.5

Laser

FD

12 F

7.5 F

Kumar 2015 [27]

mPCNL

33.7 ± 1.6

23.5 ± 1.2

20/21

13.3 ± 1.3

Pneumatic

NA

18 F

15 F

RIRS

33.4 ± 1.4

23.6 ± 1.1

20/23

13.1 ± 1.1

Laser

UAS

12 F

8/9.8 F

Lee 2015 [28]

mPCNL

59.3 ± 13.3

26.3 ± 3.9

28/7

39.1 ± 30.7

Laser

Balloon dilator

18 F

15 F

RIRS

55.8 ± 11.2

25.6 ± 5.1

28/5

28.9 ± 17.5

Laser

UAS

12/14/16F

7.5 F

Demirbas 2016 [29]

mPCNL

47.7 ± 14.6

NA

21/9

185.9 ± 88.3

Laser

Amplatz dilators

14 F

6/7.5 F

RIRS

48.7 ± 16.9

NA

20/23

181.7 ± 114.18a

Laser

UAS

11.5 F

7.5 F

Fayad 2017 [30]

mPCNL

37.2 ± 9.2

NA

38/22

14.7 ± 3

Laser

Alkan dilators

16 F

10 F

RIRS

37.7 ± 9.8

NA

34/26

14.1 ± 3

Laser

UAS

12/14F

7.5 F

Kandemir 2017 [31]

mPCNL

49.7(1–78)

NA

16/14

10.6(5–15)

Laser

NA

16 F

NA

RIRS

51.8(21–81)

NA

19/11

11.5(7–15)

Laser

UAS

NA

NA

Zeng 2018 [32]

mPCNL

49.4 ± 12.8

23.26 ± 3.41

36/17

15 ± 2.9

Laser

FD

14 F

NA

RIRS

47.1 ± 13.9

23.63 ± 3.83

39/14

14.3 ± 3.4

Laser

UAS

12/14F

NA

Gucuk 2019 [33]

mPCNL

46.1 ± 17.5

26.4 ± 3.3

21/9

275.5 ± 75.1

Laser

One step dilator

16.5 F

12 F

RIRS

46.6 ± 13.5

27.2 ± 3.7

23/7

259.1 ± 65.2b

Laser

UAS

9.5/11.5 F

7.5 F

Jiang 2019 [17]

mPCNL

43.4 ± 11.6

23.9 ± 4.5

39/19

16.1 ± 3.0

Laser

NA

16 F

NA

RIRS

45.4 ± 11.2

24.1 ± 4.3

42/16

15.2 ± 3.2

Laser

UAS

14 F

7.5 F

Jin 2019 [18]

mPCNL

53.2 ± 13.7

24.8 ± 3.8

79/31

14.9 ± 3.9

Laser

FD

16 F

NA

RIRS

51.4 ± 11.9

25.3 ± 4.2

72/38

16.4 ± 3.3

Laser

UAS

12/14F

8/9.8 F

Zhang 2019 [19]

mPCNL

48.9 ± 11.1

24.31 ± 3.01

37/23

15.48 ± 2.45

Laser

UMP

13 F

4.5 F

RIRS

50 ± 11.9

24.33 ± 3.14

34/26

14.63 ± 2.67

Laser

UAS

12/14F

NA

Yavuz 2020 [34]

mPCNL

42.3 ± 12.7

24.6 ± 3.7

18/16

415 ± 82

Laser

NA

12 F

4.5 F

RIRS

48.1 ± 13.1

25.4 ± 2.8

20/13

401 ± 85a

Laser

UAS

12 F

6/7.5 F

Coskun 2021 [35]

mPCNL

44 ± 14

NA

15/10

15.7 ± 2.5

Pneumatic

Amplatz dilators

NA

NA

RIRS

48 ± 13.9

NA

13/12

13.6 ± 2.2

Laser

UAS

NA

5.5 F

Jain 2021 [36]

mPCNL

35.6

23

25/15

12.35

Laser/Pneumatic

FD

16.5/17.5

16 F

RIRS

40.45

25.09

32/8

12.9

Laser

URF

11 F

NA

Datta 2022 [20]

mPCNL

39.08

23.59

59/39

16.31

Laser

NA

13 F

NA

RIRS

40.54

24.27

29/17

16.02

Laser

NA

NA

NA

Liu 2022 [21]

mPCNL

47.59 ± 10.9

32.62 ± 1.94

39/19

585.39 ± 131.06a

Laser

FD

18 F

12 F

RIRS

49.19 ± 13.3

31.19 ± 2.04

40/17

548.64 ± 123.55a

Laser

UAS

12/14F

NA

Sebaey 2022 [37]

mPCNL

36.11 ± 11.91

41.76 ± 9.34

25/10

20.43 ± 2.2

Laser

Teflon dilators

14 F

12 F

RIRS

34.0 ± 10.69

42.21 ± 10.22

17/18

20.5 ± 2.1

Laser

USA

12/14F

7.5 F

  1. aStone size is presented in terms of length (mm) unless indicated otherwise: mm3; b Stone size is presented in terms of length (mm) unless indicated otherwise: mm2 ; mPCNL minimally invasive percutaneous nephrolithotomy, RIRS Retrograde intrarenal surgery, UAS Ureteral access sheath placement, FD Fascial dilators, NA Not available;