From: Urolithiasis analysis in a multiethnic population at a tertiary hospital in Nairobi, Kenya
Modes of treatment for urolithiasis | |
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Frequency of modality used, n (%) | (n = 67) |
Ureteroscopy/cystoscopy and laser lithotripsy | 52 (77.6) |
Ureteroscopy/cystoscopy and Dormia basket extraction | 5 (7.5) |
Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) | 6 (9) |
Cystolithopaxy | 1 (1.5) |
Open nephrostomy | 1 (1.5) |
Spontaneous passage of calculi in urine | 3 (3) |
Patients in whom stenting was also done | 26 (38.8) |