Percutaneous transuretero-ureterostomy in situ.
Endourological techniques allow one to postpone a second, planned intervention--urinary diversion to the intestine--in radical cystectomies with a high surgical risk. PTU consists in introducing one nephrostomy tube percutaneously through one kidney and replacing it by the definitive drainage tube during the surgical procedure after suturing both ureters together.
Martínez
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Fundación Puigvert, Barcelona, Spain.
Izquierdo
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Martí
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Zungri
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Zaragozano
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014519:Ureterostomy / Q000379:methods*; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000601:surgery; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*