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Challenges in Diagnosing and Treating Percutaneous Nephrostomy‐Related Urinary Tract Infection in Cancer Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Cancer Medicine
Objective We aimed to evaluate medical decisions regarding urinary tract infection (UTI), describe associated microorganisms, and assess potential risk factors for percutaneous nephrostomy‐related UTI (UTI‐PN).
Jeferson Rodrigo Zanon, Marcelo Jenné Mimica, José Humberto Tavares Guerreiro Fregnani, Ricardo dosReis   +3 more
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Cost-effectiveness of percutaneous nephrostomy vs JJ stent in obstructive urolithiasis: economic evaluation alongside the STent Or NEphrostomy (STONE) randomised controlled trial. [PDF]

BJU Int
Objective To evaluate whether percutaneous nephrostomy (PCN) is cost‐effective compared to JJ ureteric stent in the acute treatment of obstructive urolithiasis. Patients and Methods A randomised controlled non‐inferiority trial with 204 patients with obstructive urolithiasis requiring decompression.
Schuil HW, Hendriks N, El Alili M, Bosmans JE, Duijnhoven RG, Oskam BCH, Arends TJH, Duijvesz D, Horsch AD, van der Heij B, Tjiam I, van Overhage H, Lamers ABGN, van Delden OM, Scheepens W, Drossaerts JMA, d'Ancona FCH, Boering S, van Uhm JIM, van der Meer RW, van Roijen HJH, de Kiefte M, Hendrix AJM, Weltings S, Pelger RCM, Beerlage HP, Kamphuis GM, Schout BMA.   +27 more
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Endoscopic management of ureteral injuries arising from gynecologic procedures. [PDF]

BJUI Compass
Abstract Introduction Ureteral injuries during gynecologic surgery are uncommon (0.1%–2.5%) but may result in significant morbidity, including strictures, hydronephrosis and the need for additional interventions. This study evaluates the effectiveness of retrograde endoscopic management in treating iatrogenic ureteral injuries.
Luder A, Shvero A, Mashiach R, Dotan ZA, Kleinmann N.   +4 more
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Ureteroscopy-assisted retrograde nephrostomy for lower calyx calculi in horseshoe kidney: two case reports

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2012
Introduction We previously reported on the effectiveness of ureteroscopy-assisted retrograde nephrostomy during percutaneous nephrolithotomy and report two cases of lower calyx calculi in horseshoe kidney that were successfully treated with ureteroscopy ...
Kawahara Takashi, Ito Hiroki, Terao Hideyuki, Tanaka Katsuyuki, Ogawa Takehiko, Uemura Hiroji, Kubota Yoshinobu, Matsuzaki Junichi   +7 more
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Incarceration of small bowel following percutaneous nephrostomy tube insertion

Urology Case Reports, 2022
Percutaneous nephrostomy has become a well-established technique for providing permanent or temporary drainage of an obstructed urinary system for decades.
Behnam Shakiba, Mahdi Alemrajabi, Nasrollah Abian, Alireza Ghaleh   +3 more
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Non-vascular interventional procedures: effective dose to patient and equivalent dose to abdominal organs by means of dicom images and Monte Carlo simulation [PDF]

, 2015
This study evaluates X-ray exposure in patient undergoing abdominal extra-vascular interventional procedures by means of Digital Imaging and COmmunications in Medicine (DICOM) image headers and Monte Carlo simulation.
Cannavale, Alessandro, D'Adamo, Alessandro, Di Castro, E. 4., Donnarumma, Raffaella, Fanelli, F, Insero, T, Longo, Mariaconcetta, Lucatelli, Pierleone, Marchioni, C, Salvatori, Fm   +9 more
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Seeding of a high-grade papillary urothelial carcinoma of the bladder along a nephroureterostomy tract

Radiology Case Reports, 2017
Percutaneous nephrostomy placement is a common treatment for obstructive uropathy of various causes. Although rare in the literature, tumor seeding along the nephrostomy tract is a potential risk of percutaneous nephrostomy in the treatment of ...
Mark Gemender, BS, Elliot Rinzler, MD, Gabriel Werder, MD, Anthony P. Trace, MD, PhD   +3 more
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Emergency Percutaneous Nephrostomy [PDF]

Seminars in Interventional Radiology, 2006
The primary indication for the urgent percutaneous nephrostomy is to relieve an obstructed and infected renal collecting system (pyonephrosis). Percutaneous nephrostomy catheter placement is a safe procedure with a high technical success rate. This article will discuss all aspects regarding the emergent placement of nephrostomy catheters, including the
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ALGORITHM FOR TREATMENT OF A CHILD WITH A PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROSTOMY TUBE

Slovenska pediatrija, 2023
Ensuring unimpeded urine drainage from the upper portion of the urinary tract system, specifically the renal pelvis, is achieved through a temporary measure known as percutaneous nephrostomy.
Anamarija Meglič, Sanja Borčič, Robert Kordič, Blaže Podnar, Natalija Sluga   +4 more
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Establishment of a Percutaneous Nephrostomy Service to Treat Obstructive Uropathy Secondary to Cervical Cancer in Tanzania

The Arab Journal of Interventional Radiology, 2022
Background Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer among women globally. Age-standardized cervical cancer mortality is higher in East Africa than anywhere else in the world.
Ivan Rukundo, Erick M. Mbuguje, Azza Naif, Manish Patel, Fabian Laage-Gaupp, Murray Asch, Vijay Ramalingam   +6 more
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