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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients with Urexel™

From: Initial experience of a novel ureteral silicon-covered metallic mesh stent in malignant ureteric obstruction: a single-center retrospective study

 

N = 12

Age at surgery, year (range)

61.5 (44–82)

Sex, n (%)

 Male

3 (25)

 Female

9 (75)

Ureter units, n

13

 Location of ureteral obstruction, n (%)

  Proximal

1 (7.7)

  Distal

1 (7.7)

  Proximal to middle

3 (23.1)

  Proximal to distal

2 (15.4)

  Middle to distal

6 (46.2)

Laterality, n (%)

 Right

8 (66.7)

 Left

3 (25)

 Bilateral

1 (8.3)

Underlying cause of ureteric obstruction, n (%)

 Colorectal cancer

4 (33.3)

 Gynecologic cancer

4 (33.3)

 Stomach cancer

3 (25)

 Breast cancer

1 (8.3)

Previous percutaneous nephrostomy, n (%)

4 (33.3)

 Unilateral

4 (100)

Previous double-J stent, n (%)

7 (58.3)

 Unilateral

6 (85.7)

 Bilateral

1 (14.3)

Preoperative creatinine, mg/dL (range)

0.73 (0.53–3.41)

Preoperative eGFR, mL/min/1.73m2(range)

87.2 (14.8-119.1)

Previous radiation history, n (%)

8 (66.7)

Length of obstruction, cm (range)

9 (1–22)

Total follow-up, months (range)

25.5 (4–37)