Open AccessPyonephrosis drained by double‐J catheter
Author(s) -
Chang CheWei,
Huang ChunNung
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.3204
Subject(s) - pyonephrosis , medicine , percutaneous nephrostomy , hydronephrosis , nephrostomy , percutaneous , nephrectomy , surgery , renal parenchyma , complication , obstructive uropathy , catheter , radiology , urinary system , kidney
An infectious disease with obstructive hydronephrosis, pyonephrosis causes suppurative destruction of the renal parenchyma. In such cases, retrograde ureteric stenting is considered a good choice for the drainage of pyonephrosis, as an alternative to percutaneous nephrostomy and nephrectomy. The complication rate is minimal in retrograde ureteric stenting compared with about 4% in percutaneous nephrostomy.