Table 2 Comparison of intraoperative data of the studied patients (N = 101)
Studied groups | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
US-PCNL N = 51 | FL-PCNL N = 50 | ||
Puncture attempts | |||
1 | 51 (100.0%) | 21 (42.0%) | < 0.001* |
2 | 0 (0.0%) | 24 (48.0%) | |
3 | 0 (0.0%) | 5 (10.0%) | |
Working tract (s); N (%) | |||
Single | 51 (100.0%) | 43 (86.0%) | 0.006* |
Multiple | 0 (0.0%) | 7 (14.0%) | |
Targeted calyx | |||
Lower | 51 (100.0%) | 43 (86.0%) | 0.012* |
Lower and middle | 0 (0.0%) | 5 (10.0%) | |
Lower and upper | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (4.0%) | |
Stent | |||
Catheter | 45 (88.2%) | 38 (76.0%) | 0.089 |
dj stent | 6 (11.8%) | 12 (24.0%) | |
Ancillary procedures | |||
No | 45 (88.2%) | 40 (80%) | 0.117 |
Alkalinization | 3 (5.9%) | 1 (2.0%) | |
SWL | 3 (5.9%) | 9 (18.0%) | |