Use of a snare wire to perform nephrostomy access in the presence of obstructive staghorn calculi.
We describe a technique for gaining access to the central collecting system via a chosen calyx, utilizing an alternative entry point to that calyx. An Amplatz nitinol loop snare is then used to convert this access to a traditional approach.
Nosher
J L
JL
Department of Radiology, Division of Interventional Radiology, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, One Robert Wood Johnson Place, New Brunswick, NJ 08903, USA.
Siegel
R L
RL
Bodner
L J
LJ
D000328:Adult; D000497:Alloys; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D007670:Kidney Calices; D008875:Middle Aged; D009403:Nephrostomy, Percutaneous / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D011859:Radiography
D000497:Alloys; C013616:nitinol