title: Rapid dilatation of percutaneous nephrostomy tracks.
abstract: Dilatation of a percutaneous nephrostomy track is essential for procedures such as stone or foreign-body removal and nephroscopy. In 140 patients, a technique was used of rapid dilatation to 24 French. It required only a few minutes. This procedure proved to be safe, easy to master, and the materials are readily available. Rapid track dilatation under general anesthesia, immediately followed by nephroscopy, has been a major contribution to success in renal calculus removal, resulting in considerably shortened patient and physician time.
mesh_terms: D000768:Anesthesia, General; D002404:Catheterization; D004106:Dilatation; D004322:Drainage; D004724:Endoscopy; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000601:surgery; D007682:Kidney Pelvis / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors