[Results and complications of percutaneous nephropyelostomy in 215 patients].
The results of 242 percutaneous nephropyelostomies in 215 patients were analysed retrospectively. No consideration was given to the experience of the individual operators. There was a total complication rate of 36.4% (mild complications 32.2%, serious complications 34.1%, fatality 0.4%). Rapid reduction in serum creatinine could be demonstrated following drainage in patients in whom renal function had been damaged by obstruction.
D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D009403:Nephrostomy, Percutaneous / Q000009:adverse effects; D014570:Urologic Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000601:surgery
D003404:Creatinine
Ergebnisse und Komplikationen der perkutanen Nephropyelostomie bei 215 Patienten.