Kidney stones over 2 cm in diameter-between guidelines and individual approach

Table 1 The summary of procedures feasible in treatment of renal stones over 2 cm in diameter

	Stone free rate2	Complications rate3	Ancillary procedures	Operating room time, min
Open surgery[30,31]1	71%-84%	46%	-	130
PNL[26-29,32,34]	75%-98%	0%-33%	9%-33%	52
ESWL[42-47]	45%-60%–adults	6%	18%	50-70
	85%–children
fRIRS[50,51-56]	90%	8%-10%	3%-13%	82-94
rRIRS[50,54]	Aug-81%	8%-15%	12%-5%	85-98

¹Data from 1986;

²Including insignificant small stone fragments;

³Including minor and major complications. PNL: Percutaneous lithotripsy; ESWL: extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy; RIRS: Retrograde intrarenal surgery.