Percutaneous transrenal placement of indwelling ureteral catheters.
Indwelling ureteral catheters can be used for long-term drainage of the upper urinary tract in the management of distal ureteral obstruction. Ureteral catheters cannot always be passed cystoscopically in a retrograde manner. However, it may be possible to place an indwelling ureteral catheter through a percutaneous nephrostomy in an antegrade fashion. This technique and exemplary patients are discussed.
D000368:Aged; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007682:Kidney Pelvis / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014513:Ureter; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000628:therapy; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000379:methods*