Bilateral percutaneous nephrostomy as adjunctive treatment in a newborn infant with posterior urethral valves.
A case report illustrates that percutaneous nephrostomy is a simple alternative to surgical ureterostomy when temporary supravesical diversion is necessary in a newborn with posterior urethral valves.
D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007668:Kidney / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D014521:Urethra / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014547:Urinary Diversion / Q000379:methods*