The advantages of routine use of nephrostomy drainage with pyeloplasty.
Pyeloplasty by a dismembered Y-V plasty technique to correct congenital ureteropelvic junction obstruction has been used for 8 years with uniform success. The routine use of a neophrostomy and splinting catheter offers many advantages and no significant disadvantages.
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