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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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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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Purpose: To investigate the feasibility of retroperitoneal laparoscopic ipsilateral nephrectomy of a benign nonfunctional kidney after percutaneous nephrostomy, and to compare this method with open surgery.
Bo Wang +8 more
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The Circle Nephrostomy Tube: An Attractive Nephrostomy Drainage System Following Complex Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy [PDF]
Objective To describe our experience with the circle nephrostomy tube (NT) (Cook Medical), a drainage system uniquely designed for use after multiple-access percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL).
Borofsky, Michael S. +2 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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Using alteplase nephrostomy tube installation for thrombolysis of ureter tract clot obstruction
In literature, few cases have been reported regarding the use of alteplase installation in a nephrostomy as anticoagulant treatment of blood clots in the upper urinary tract.Our case -report provides a unique case of alteplase installation in the ...
Paoyan Lin +2 more
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Computer-assisted access to the kidney [PDF]
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this paper is to introduce the principles of computer-assisted access to the kidney. The system provides the surgeon with a pre-operative 3D planning on computed tomography (CT) images.
Barbaric +11 more
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Prognosis of obstructive nephropathy patients after percutaneous nephrostomy
Background: Percutaneous nephrostomy is a life-saving procedure for the treatment of obstructive uropathy associated with septicaemia and uraemia. It is regarded as a temporary interventional procedure before definitive treatment.
Jefri Sukmagara, H R Danarto
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Background Intravenous misplacement of a nephrostomy tube is a rare complication of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) or percutaneous nephrostomy. The mechanism of misplacement of a nephrostomy tube into the vascular system is seldom investigated.
Xiao-Feng Chen +5 more
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Factors Affecting Success of the Reinsertion of Nephrostomy Catheters through the Original Tract
Objective: To investigate the success rate and the factors affecting the success of percutaneous nephrostomy catheter reinsertion using the existing percutaneous tract.
Mustafa Gök +2 more
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