Table 2 Characteristics of each stone episode
From: Patient and stone characteristics associated with surgical intervention in pediatrics
No surgery | Surgery | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | 57 (40) | 76 (57) | |
Urine pH (avg) | 7.0 (6.7, 7.3) | 6.6 (6.5, 6.9) | 0.99 |
High creatinine | 4 (3) | 6 (5) | 0.97 |
Hypercalciuria | 29 (20) | 32 (24) | 0.46 |
Hypocitraturia | 14 (11) | 21 (16) | 0.84 |
Hypercalcemia | 8 (6) | 3 (2) | 0.26 |
History of UTI’s | 48 (34) | 61(46) | 0.51 |
Hematuria | 11 (8) | 33 (25) | 0.06 |
Flank pain | 37 (26) | 49 (37) | 0.62 |
UTI | 14 (10) | 13 (10) | 0.91 |
Incidental | 7 (5) | 11(8) | 0.75 |
Bilateral Stones | 5 (14 %) | 6 (13 %) | 0.85 |
# of stones (SD) | 1.6 (1.0) | 1.8 (1.1) | 0.43 |
Stone size at dx (mm) (SD) | 4.8 (2.6) | 6.7 (4.3) | 0.008* |