title: [Percutaneous nephrostomy. A 5-year experience].
abstract: The authors report their experience with percutaneous nephrostomy in the treatment of acute renal failure due to ureteral obstruction. One hundred and forty-three patients were treated with the positioning of 218 percutaneous nephrostomy catheters under fluoroscopic guidance. If performed as soon as possible, this percutaneous diversion provides a rapid improvement in renal function and allows an accurate staging of the lesion, as well as correct therapeutic indications. In many cases of urinary obstruction interventional radiology procedures represent a valid and successful alternative to more invasive palliative surgery.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Radiologia, Università, Ferrara.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Benea
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tartari
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Galeotti
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mannella
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009403:Nephrostomy, Percutaneous / Q000379:methods; D014508:Urea / Q000097:blood; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014567:Urography
chemical_list: D014508:Urea; D003404:Creatinine
vernacular_title: Nefrostomia percutanea. Cinque anni di esperienza.