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Table 7 Parameters affecting type of stent at the end of the procedure

From: Laser lithotripsy using dusting technique (low energy, high frequency) for symptomatic upper urinary tract stones

 

Stent type

p value

JJ stent

n = 38

Ureteric cath

n = 22

Stone size

1.77 ± 0.45

1.17 ± 0.48

< 0.01

Stone site

  

0.778

 Ureter n = 43

26/43 (60.47%)

17/43 (39.53%)

 

 Pelvic n = 10

7/10 (70%)

3/10 (30%)

 

 Calyceal n = 2

1/2 (50%)

1/2 (50%)

 

 Pelvicalyceal n = 5

4/5 (80%)

1/5 (20%)

 

Operative time

62.71 ± 15.25

51.22 ± 15.51

< 0.01