title: The use of percutaneous nephrostomy in 42 patients.
abstract: Percutaneous nephrostomy has been used for the diagnosis and treatment of 42 patients with obstructive uropathy. Bilateral puncture was done in 6 cases and this was the sole means of establishing permanent urinary diversion in 8.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007668:Kidney / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D014547:Urinary Diversion / Q000379:methods*; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000601:surgery