title: Percutaneous nephrostomy--indicational and technical considerations.
abstract: A series of 55 percutaneous nephrostomy patients is presented. Techniques and presently available catheter types are discussed as well as the specific problems arising when the procedure is used for urinary diversion in neoplastic disease.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007223:Infant; D007682:Kidney Pelvis / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D014514:Ureteral Calculi / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014547:Urinary Diversion