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For the treatment of internal ureteral orifice invasion of bladder cancer, percutaneous nephrostomy is usually attempted initially. However, percutaneous nephrostomy reduces patients’ quality of day life. A 65-year-old man showed bilateral hydronephrosis
Takashi Kawahara +4 more
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Percutaneous nephrostomy for endopyelotomy [PDF]
Percutaneous full-thickness incision and stenting of the ureteropelvic junction (endopyelotomy) relieved obstruction in 33 (87%) of 38 patients treated over a 2-year period. Proper placement of the percutaneous nephrostomy tract through a posterior middle calyx and of a guidewire across the ureteropelvic junction is necessary in order to gain access to
W J, Lee, G H, Badlani, A D, Smith
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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 +7 more
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Percutaneous nephrostomy in infants
We reviewed our experience with percutaneous nephrostomy placement in children less than one year of age during a five-year period. Placement was successful in 8 of 9 cases. There were no complications. The procedure favorably altered the outcome for each patient and was useful for reversing azotemia prior to surgical intervention for repair of an ...
W M, O'Brien +3 more
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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 +3 more
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Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the results of ultrasound-guided percutaneous nephrostomy tube placement performed solely by urologists. We present our relevant one decade experience in a tertiary care hospital.
Ozan Efesoy +3 more
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Pyonephrosis drained by double‐J catheter
An infectious disease with obstructive hydronephrosis, pyonephrosis causes suppurative destruction of the renal parenchyma. In such cases, retrograde ureteric stenting is considered a good choice for the drainage of pyonephrosis, as an alternative to ...
Che‐Wei Chang, Chun‐Nung Huang
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ALGORITHM FOR TREATMENT OF A CHILD WITH A PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROSTOMY TUBE
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 +4 more
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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 +6 more
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The surgical technique of subcutaneous renovesical bypass
The long-term drainage of the urinary tract of patients with unresectable ureteric stenosis, remains a major challenge for urologists. For decades, researchers experimented with different alternatives to the prosthetic ureter with minimal success ...
Ali Barki +4 more
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