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Table 1 Patients’ characteristics within the study groups

From: Has the pelvic renal stone position inside the upper loop of JJ stent any influence on the extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy results?

 

Group A

Group B

Group C

n

%

n

%

n

%

Total

44

100

34

100

84

100

Stone radio-opacity

IR

15

34.1

12

35.3

29

34.5

MR

17

38.6

10

29.4

33

39.3

SR

12

27.3

12

35.3

22

26.2

Stent caliber (mm)

8

12

27.3

8

23.5

14

16.7

7

10

22.7

3

8.8

10

11.9

6

22

50.0

23

67.6

60

71.4

Body mass index (BMI)

OB (BMI >30)

3

6.8

0

0

3

3.6

OV (BMI 25–30)

17

38.6

11

32.4

22

26.2

N (BMI 18.5–25)

24

54.5

23

67.6

59

70.2

Stone size (mm)

<10

23

52.3

15

44.1

35

41.7

10–15

21

47.7

19

55.9

49

58.3

  1. Group A stone-inside-loop, Group B loop-crossing-stone, Group C stone-outside-loop, IR intense radiopaque (similar or superior to 12th rib opacity), MR moderate radiopaque (less opaque than 12th rib), SR slightly radiopaque (barely visible), OB obese, OV over-weight, N normal weight