Emergent nephrostomy tube placement for acute urinary obstruction

Tech Vasc Interv Radiol. 2009 Jun;12(2):154-61. doi: 10.1053/j.tvir.2009.08.010.

Abstract

Obstructive uropathy and urosepsis constitute a medical emergency and require emergent decompression of the urinary collecting system. Image-guided percutaneous nephrostomy tube placement using ultrasound and fluoroscopy allows for decompression of the obstructed renal collecting system with minimal complications.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Decompression, Surgical
  • Emergency Treatment
  • Humans
  • Hydronephrosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Hydronephrosis / surgery
  • Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
  • Nephrostomy, Percutaneous* / adverse effects
  • Nephrostomy, Percutaneous* / instrumentation
  • Posture
  • Radiography, Interventional*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Ultrasonography, Interventional*
  • Ureteral Obstruction / diagnostic imaging
  • Ureteral Obstruction / surgery*
  • Young Adult