A plea for endoscopic treatment in diabetic papillary necrosis.
Long-term follow-up of 4 female diabetics, treated for acute papillary necrosis by drainage of the renal pelvis through a large ureteral catheter, proved that this is the method of choice. Later observation over years showed how dangerous nephrectomy might have been in these cases.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000473:pathology; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007681:Kidney Papillary Necrosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014513:Ureter; D014546:Urinary Catheterization