Table 1.
Ref. | Patient No. | Mean age, yr | Mean stone size (mm) | Passive dilation | Active dilation | Ureteral access sheat | Success | Complications |
Cannon et al[24] | 21 | 15.2 (1-20) | 12 (± 5.9) | 38% | 81% | 43% | 76% | 0% |
Smaldone et al[25] | 100 | 13.2 (± 5.4) | 8.3 (± 5.3) | 54% | 70% | 24% | 91% | Ureteral stricture (1%) |
Ureteral perforation (5%) | ||||||||
Tanaka et al[26] | 50 | 7.9 (1.2-13) | 8 (1-16) | 56% | 35% | 48% | 58% | 0% |
Kim et al[23] | 167 | 5.2 (1-18) | 6.1 (3-24) | 57% | - | ? | 99% | 0% |
Unsal et al[27] | 16 | 4.2 (0-7) | 11.5 (8-17) | 37.50% | 29.40% | 17.60% | 88% | Ureteral perforation (n = 1) |
Erkut et al[28] | 65 | 4.3 (0-7) | 14 (7-30) | - | 100% | 100% | 93% | 27% complication rate |
Abu Ghazaleh et al[29] | 56 | 8.2 (6-14) | 12 (9-15) | 100% | - | - | 100% | Urinary infection (n = 3) |
Hematuria (n = 1) | ||||||||
Resorlu et al[30] | 95 | 9.4 (0-17) | 18 (10-30) | ? | 18.90% | 63.10% | 85% | % 8.4 complications |