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Stones hounsfield unit value and predictors of urinary leakage after PCNL
- Source :
- African Journal of Urology, Vol 28, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2022)
- Publication Year :
- 2022
- Publisher :
- SpringerOpen, 2022.
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Abstract
- Abstract Background To evaluate the predictive factors of urinary leakage (UL) following percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) and to investigate the relationship between Hounsfield unit (HU) of stone and UL. Methods We retrospectively reviewed the data of 728 patients who underwent PNL between January 2012 and January 2017. In total, 396 patients were eligible for the study. Patient demographics, renal factors, stone properties and operative details were collected. The association between UL and these variables were assessed by univariate and multivariate analysis. Results There was no statistically significant correlation considering age, body mass index and the presence of hypertension. The presence of diabetes mellitus (DM) was significantly correlated with UL (p
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 11105704 and 19619987
- Volume :
- 28
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- African Journal of Urology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.9b5e3ee1aa1e4368a902a9e61c6c04b5
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12301-022-00281-y