Table 1.
Demographics of patients reported in the studies
| Author | Journal | Year | Country | No. of procedures | Sample size (male/female) | Mean age (years) (range) | Mean stone size (range) (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medium-volume centres | |||||||
| Schuster [6] | Journal of Urology | 2002 | USA | 27* | 25 (13/12) | 9.2 (3 to 14) | 6 (2–12) |
| Dogan [7] | BJU International | 2004 | Turkey | 35* | 35 (15/20) | 6.2 (1 to 14) | 8 (4–15) |
| Satar [8] | Journal of Urology | 2004 | Turkey | 33* | 33 (NR) | 7.4 (0.75 to 15) | 5.3 (3–10) |
| Al-Busaidy [9] | BJU International | 2004 | Oman | 28* | 26 (14/12) | 6.5 (2–12) | 12.1 (4–22) |
| Thomas [12] | J Urol | 2005 | USA | 33* | 29 (15/14) | 7.8 (0.4–12) | 6 (3–9) |
| El-assmy [13] | Journal of Endourology | 2006 | Egypt | 33* | 32 (NR) | 8.7 (2–15) | 7 (4–15) |
| Ertuhan [16] | Journal of Endourology | 2007 | Turkey | 41* | 41 (16/25) | 9.5 (3–15) | 5.6 (4–10) |
| Corcoran [17] | J Urol | 2008 | USA | 30* | 30 | 9.7 (2.2–14.4) | 8.8 (1.5–25) |
| Yeow [20] | J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg | 2009 | Australia | 26* | 26 (14/12) | 8.2 (0.25–15) | 10.3 (3–21) |
| Chedgy [31] | Urologia Internationalis | 2015 | UK | 32* | 21 (13/8) | 8.6 (1.4–16) | 9.6 (5–20) |
| Featherstone [33••] | Journal of Paediatric urology | 2016 | UK | 35* | 18 (7/11) | 10.4 (3.6–15) | 13.2 (10–25) |
| Iqbal [35] | Urology | 2016 | Pakistan | 37* | 37 (25/12) | 8.37 (NR) | 10.01 (NR) |
| Utangac [36] | JCPSP | 2016 | Turkey | 34* | 34 (22/12) | 0.8 (0.33–12) | NR |
| High-volume centres | |||||||
| Al Busaidy [4] | British Journal of Urology | 1997 | Oman | 50** | 43 (29/14) | 6.2 (0.5–12) | 12.6 (4–22) |
| Bassiri [5] | Journal of Endourology | 2002 | Iran | 66** | 66 (NR) | 9 (2–15) | 8 (5–15) |
| Minevich [10] | Journal of Urology | 2005 | USA | 81** | 71 (39/32) | 7.5 (1–12) | NR |
| Raza [11] | Journal of Endourology | 2005 | UK | 52** | 35 (25/10) | 5.9 (0.9–15) | 8.8 (3–20) |
| Gedik [14] | International Urology and Nephrology | 2007 | Turkey | 54** | 54 (32/22) | 8.5 (1–16) | 7.1 (4–12) |
| Smaldone [15] | Journal of Urology | 2007 | USA | 115** | 100 (42/58) | 13.2 | 8.3 |
| Tanaka [18] | Journal of Urology | 2008 | USA | 52** | 50 (31/19) | 7.9 (1.2–13.6) | 8 (1–16) |
| Kim [19] | Journal of Urology | 2008 | USA | 170** | 167 (89/78) | 5.2 (0.25–18) | NR |
| Tanriverdi [21] | Paediatric Surgery International | 2010 | Turkey | 65** | 65 (39/26) | 9.1 (2–16) | 6.1 (3–24) |
| Turunc [22] | Journal of Endourology | 2010 | Turkey | 66** | 61 (NR) | 8.1 (0.5–16) | 9.5 (3–30) |
| Ghazaleh [23] | Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation | 2011 | Jordan | 78** | 56 (38/18) | 8.2 (6–14) | 8.2 (4–20) |
| Nerli [24] | Journal of Endourology | 2011 | India | 88** | 80 (69/11) | 9.5 (6–12) | 12 (9–15) |
| Dogan [25•] | Journal of Urology | 2011 | Turkey | 660** | 642 (265/377) | 7.5 (0.33–17) | 10.2 (7–16) |
| Yucel [26] | World journal of urology | 2011 | Turkey | 54** | 48 (28/20) | 7.6 (0.75–18) | 8.9 (NR) |
| Atar [27] | Urological research | 2012 | Turkey | 69** | 64 (23/41) | 4.3 (NR) | NR |
| Resorlu [28] | Urology | 2012 | Turkey | 95** | 95 (53/42) | 9.3 (1–17) | 14.3 (NR) |
| Jurkiewicz [29] | Urolithiasis | 2013 | Germany | 157** | 126 (66/60) | 7.5 (0.8–17) | 7.2 |
| Ezkurt [30] | Urolithiasis | 2013 | Turkey | 65** | 65 (31/34) | 4.3 (0.5–7) | 14.66 (7–30) |
| Sen [32] | Journal of Paediatric urology | 2015 | Turkey | 175** | 175 (101/74) | 4 (NR) | 9.6 (5–20) |
| Gokce [34] | Urology | 2016 | Turkey | 116** | 116 (78/38) | 9.5 (NR) | 9.4 (NR) |
| Other | |||||||
| Guven [37] | Urology | 2016a | Global (over 23 countries) | 192 | 192 (109/83) | 10.3 (NR) | 4.56 (1.96–9.43) |
*Medium volume centre; **High volume centre
aMulticentric study