Table 2.
Previous studies reporting on the pelvicalyceal angle
| Author | Year | Number of patients | Success | Scope | Imaging for measurement | Size of stones (mm) (stone free) | Size of stones (mm) (not stone free) | Definition of success |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geavlete [20] | 2008 | 47 | 34 (70.2%) | Storz 7.5 Fr | RPG | Mean = 8.3 | < 2 mm fragments | |
| Resorlu [14] | 2012 | 67 | 54 (80.6%) | 7.5 Fr Karl storz/Olympus 8.4 Fr | IVU | Mean = 16.88 | < 4 mm | |
| Jensen [16] | 2014 | 111 | 87 (88.3%) | Flex-X2 | RPG and IVU | Mean = 7.47 | No residual fragments | |
| Kilicarslan | 2015 | 36 | 28 (77.8%) | Flex-X2 | IVU | Median—10 mm | Median—12 mm | No residual fragments |
| Inoue [17] | 2015 | 67 | 55 (82.1%) | Flex-X2 | IVU | Mean—26.6 mm | Mean—29.1 mm | No residual fragments |
| Sarı [12] | 2017 | 132 | 103 (78%) | Flex-X2 | IVU | Mean—10 mm | No residual fragments |
RPG retrograde pyelogram, IVU intravenous urogram