Replacement of nephrostomy tube using ureteroscopes.
case_series · Level IV
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Abstract
Replacement of a percutaneous nephrostomy tube can be a difficult task. The often time-consuming procedure involves replacement of a guide wire blindly or under fluoroscopic control, or by using ultrasound after decompression of hydronephrosis. A rigid 8.5F ureteroscope was used successfully to replace nephrostomy tubes in 3 patients with obstructive uropathy secondary to prostate carcinoma and in 1 with an ileoureteral anastomotic leak following radical cystectomy.
Medical subject headings
- Nephrostomy, Percutaneous