title: Percutaneous nephrostomy in the management of ureteral and renal calculi.
abstract: A percutaneous nephrostomy tract can serve both to decompress the renal pelvis and as a route for dissolving renal stones and assisting in basket retrieval of ureteral stones. These techniques are especially valuable in patients who are poor operative risks.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000601:surgery*; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D011677:Punctures; D014514:Ureteral Calculi / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*