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. 2014 Nov 6;3(4):193–197. doi: 10.5527/wjn.v3.i4.193

Table 1.

Outcomes of pediatric retrograde intrarenal surgery procedures in published series

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