title: Small bowel injury during percutaneous nephrostomy tube placement causing small bowel obstruction.
abstract: Direct small bowel injury is an exceedingly rare complication of percutaneous nephrostomy tube placement. In this report, we present a case of inadvertent injury to the small bowel during percutaneous nephrostomy tube placement with subsequent development of small bowel obstruction. We reviewed the literature to determine the risk factors and appropriate management of small bowel injuries as a result of such a procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York 10016, USA.
authors.forename: Andrew G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Winer
authors.forename: Elias S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Hyams
authors.forename: Ojas
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Shah
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000601:surgery*; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000293:injuries*; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D009403:Nephrostomy, Percutaneous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed