Table 2.
Classification of Complications with Respect to Stone Distribution Within the Kidney13
| Location of involved stone(s) | Renal pelvis (n=30) | Renal calyx (n=10) | Pelvis and one calyx (n=28) | Pelvis and multiple calices (n=9) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade I | Pain requiring analgesics: 12 Fever requiring antipyretics: 1 Transient voiding difficulty: 2 Transient decrease of O2 saturation: 1 | Pain requiring analgesics: 6 Fever requiring antipyretics: 2 Nausea requiring antiemetics: 2 Transient voiding difficulty: 1 Hypokalemia requiring KCl replacement: 1 Transient PSVT not needing treatment: 1 | Pain requiring analgesics: 11 Transient voiding difficulty: 1 | Pain requiring analgesics: 7 Fever requiring antipyretics: 2 Nausea requiring antiemetics: 1 Wound problem: 1 Transient hypotension: 1 Pleural effusion not needing treatment: 1 |
| Grade II | - | Hypertension requiring nicardipine: 1 Blood transfusion: 1 | Hypertension requiring nicardipine: 1 | UTI: 1 |
| Grade IIIa | - | - | Perirenal urine collection requiring percutaneous drainage: 1 | - |
| Grade IIIb - V | - | - | - | - |