Percutaneous Nephrostomy: Experience in 101 Cases.
- Author:
Kap Brung KIM
1
;
Hyun Yul RHEW
Author Information
1. Department of Urology, Kosin Medical College, Pusan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
percutaneous nephrostomy
- MeSH:
Drainage;
Fistula;
Hemorrhage;
Humans;
Nephrostomy, Percutaneous*;
Ureter;
Ureteral Obstruction;
Urinary Catheters;
Urinary Diversion;
Urology;
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
1989;30(6):860-865
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Percutaneous nephrostomy was done on 101 cases with advanced malignancy and benign conditions in the Department of Urology, Kosin Medical College during the period of March, 1985 to August 1988. We were successful in using percutaneous nephrostomy as urinary diversion to ureteral obstruction or urinary leakage in 96 cases(95.1%). In four fives of patients obstruction was due to neoplasm, with the cervical cancer the leading cause. The post-nephrostomy complications were renocolon fistula in 1 case, perinephric abecess in 2 cases, severe bleeding in 3 cases. percutaneous nephrotomy proved to be ideally suited in azotemic patients and urine leakage. Its use can obviate surgical nephrostomy and prolonged ureteral catheter drainage. We also are encouraged by our early experience with extensions of percutaneous nephrostomy, including percutaneous ureteral, renal stone dissolution.
