[Percutaneous nephrostomy. A 5-year experience].
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.
Benea
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Istituto di Radiologia, Università, Ferrara.
Tartari
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Galeotti
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Mannella
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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
D014508:Urea; D003404:Creatinine
Nefrostomia percutanea. Cinque anni di esperienza.