title: Use of percutaneous nephrostomy and ureteral stenting in management of ureteral obstruction.
abstract: The management options for ureteral obstruction are diverse, including retrograde ureteral stent insertion or antegrade nephrostomy placement, with or without eventual antegrade stent insertion. There is currently no consensus on the ideal treatment or treatment pathway for ureteral obstruction owing, in part, to the varied etiologies of obstruction and diversity of institutional practices. Additionally, different clinicians such as internists, urologists, oncologists and radiologists are often involved in the care of patients with ureteral obstruction and may have differing opinions concerning the best management strategy. The purpose of this manuscript was to review available literature that compares percutaneous nephrostomy placement vs ureteral stenting in the management of ureteral obstruction from both benign and malignant etiologies.
authors.affiliation: Linda Hsu, Hanhan Li, Daniel Pucheril, Raymond Littleton, James Peabody, Jesse Sammon, Vattikuti Urology Institute, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI 48202-2689, United States.
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.affiliation: Linda Hsu, Hanhan Li, Daniel Pucheril, Raymond Littleton, James Peabody, Jesse Sammon, Vattikuti Urology Institute, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI 48202-2689, United States.
authors.forename: Hanhan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Linda Hsu, Hanhan Li, Daniel Pucheril, Raymond Littleton, James Peabody, Jesse Sammon, Vattikuti Urology Institute, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI 48202-2689, United States.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pucheril
authors.affiliation: Linda Hsu, Hanhan Li, Daniel Pucheril, Raymond Littleton, James Peabody, Jesse Sammon, Vattikuti Urology Institute, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI 48202-2689, United States.
authors.forename: Moritz
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.affiliation: Linda Hsu, Hanhan Li, Daniel Pucheril, Raymond Littleton, James Peabody, Jesse Sammon, Vattikuti Urology Institute, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI 48202-2689, United States.
authors.forename: Raymond
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Littleton
authors.affiliation: Linda Hsu, Hanhan Li, Daniel Pucheril, Raymond Littleton, James Peabody, Jesse Sammon, Vattikuti Urology Institute, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI 48202-2689, United States.
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Peabody
authors.affiliation: Linda Hsu, Hanhan Li, Daniel Pucheril, Raymond Littleton, James Peabody, Jesse Sammon, Vattikuti Urology Institute, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI 48202-2689, United States.
authors.forename: Jesse
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sammon
keywords: Pelvic malignancy; Percutaneous nephrostomy; Quality of life; Ureteral obstruction; Ureteral stents; Urinary diversion; Urinary drainage