title: Effectiveness of percutaneous nephrostomy in reversing obstructive renal failure.
abstract: A retrospective analysis of 34 patients of obstructive renal failure, initially managed by percutaneous nephrostomy was performed. Pre procedure blood biochemical profile was compared with upto one week follow-up of blood chemistry. There was a decline of 71.1% and 56.08% (P-values 0.0001 and 0.0028) in the mean values of serum creatinine and blood urea nitrogen respectively at 7 days after the procedure. Improvement in blood biochemical profile was solely dependent on performance of percutaneous nephrostomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Aga Khan University Medical Centre, Karachi.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: I H
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Rizvi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aslam
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: Y A
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Hussain
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001806:Blood Urea Nitrogen; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009403:Nephrostomy, Percutaneous; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D003404:Creatinine