Percutaneous nephrostomy for bilateral ureteric obstruction in carcinoma of the cervix. A case report.
A patient with cervical cancer had renal failure secondary to bilateral ureteric obstruction. Percutaneous nephrostomy was performed, allowing restoration of renal function while radiotherapy was administered. This technique offers a temporary means of bypassing obstructed ureters and is associated with low morbidity and minimal surgical risk.
D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009403:Nephrostomy, Percutaneous; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*