COMPLICATIONS OF URETEROSCOPY: ANALYSIS OF PREDICTIVE FACTORS

摘要: Purpose: Although overall and major complication rates of 10% to 20% 0% 6%, respectively, have been observed in large series ureteroscopy, our knowledge no systemic analysis determine factors predictive these complications has reported.Materials Methods: We retrospectively reviewed all ureteroscopies performed at institution for calculous disease from January 1997 through September 1999. A total 322 procedures were by 5 attending surgeons. Intraoperative immediate postoperative identified. Bivariate multivariate was identify associated with ureteral perforation as the dependent variables.Results: showed a significant association increased operative time (p = 0.0001). In addition, we noted stones kidney 0.0004), 0.05) decreased sur...