title: A 'split-away technique' for percutaneous nephrostomy.
abstract: The currently used techniques for nephrostomy sometimes fail to advance the drainage catheter through the nephrostomy track into the renal pelvis. To solve this problem a new technique has been developed. The improvement with this technique is the dilatation of the track with polypropylene dilators and a split-away sheath. The split-away sheath is threaded on the largest dilator. When the dilator is removed the drainage catheter is coaxially passed through the split-away sheath into the renal pelvis. The sheath is then removed. The technique has been used successfully in 32 patients without complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Malmö Allmänna Sjukhus, University of Lund, Sweden.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Aspelin
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nilsson
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000601:surgery; D007682:Kidney Pelvis; D009403:Nephrostomy, Percutaneous / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D011126:Polypropylenes
chemical_list: D011126:Polypropylenes