Percutaneous nephrostomy for treatment of intractable hemorrhagic cystitis.
case_series · Level IV
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Abstract
Six patients with severe hemorrhagic cystitis unresponsive to traditional localized therapy were treated with percutaneous nephrostomy for diversion of urine. Bladder hemorrhage ceased in 3 patients, decreased in 2 and was unchanged in 1. In 1 patient with profound thrombocytopenia perirenal hematoma developed as a result of the nephrostomy placement but this complication was self-limited and did not require surgery. Our experience with these 6 patients indicates that nephrostomy diversion is safe and effective in most cases of hemorrhagic cystitis refractory to traditional, nonoperative therapy. Percutaneous urine diversion may obviate the need for surgical urinary diversion in patients who have intractable hemorrhagic cystitis.
Medical subject headings
- Cystitis
- Hemorrhage
- Nephrostomy, Percutaneous