Table 1.
Mean age (years) (range) | 6.5 (3–14) |
Male:female | 7:5 |
Mean single stone size in mm (range) | 7.1 (3–10) |
Mean cumulative stone size in mm (range) | 11.9 (6–40) |
Patients with multiple stones | 50% (6/12) |
Stone location | |
Lower calyx | 7 |
Renal pelvis | 6 |
Middle calyx | 4 |
Ureter | 4 |
Upper calyx | 2 |
Access sheath used (9.5 F) | 4/12 (33.30%) |
Ureteric stent (4.7 F) | |
Preoperative | 5 (42%) |
Postoperative | 8 (66%) |
Mean length of stay (days) | 1.2 (1–2) |
Complications | 0 |
Stone-free rate at follow-up ultrasound | 11/12 (91.6%) (1 lower pole stone which was treated but due to difficult lower pole anatomy was not rendered stone free) |
Stone composition | |
Struvite (mixed) | 4 |
Calcium hydrogen phosphate dihydrate | 2 |
Calcium oxalate (mixed) | 3 |