Percutaneous nephrostomy in infants

We reviewed our experience with percutaneous nephrostomy placement in childrenless than one year of age during a five-year period. Placement was successful in 8 of 9 cases. There were no complications. The procedure favorably altered the outcome for each patent and was useful for reversing azotemia...

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Veröffentlicht in:Urology (Ridgewood, N.J.) N.J.), 1990-09, Vol.36 (3), p.269-272
Hauptverfasser: O'Brien, Walter M., Matsumoto, Alan H., Grant, Edward G., Gibbons, M. David
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Zusammenfassung:We reviewed our experience with percutaneous nephrostomy placement in childrenless than one year of age during a five-year period. Placement was successful in 8 of 9 cases. There were no complications. The procedure favorably altered the outcome for each patent and was useful for reversing azotemia prior to surgical intervention for repair of an obstructed system (2 renal units), for providing drainage of pyonephrotic kidneys (3 renal units), for demonstrating inadequate recovery of renal function after relief of obstruction (2 renal units); and for replacing a surgically placed nephrostomy that was dislodged (1renal unit). Our experience has encouraged us to accept the technique, and we believe that it is a valuable nonsurgical alternative that should be available to urologists managing infants with urinary tract pathology.
ISSN:0090-4295
1527-9995
DOI:10.1016/0090-4295(90)80272-O