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LONG TERM DRAINAGE OF THE KIDNEY BY U‐TUBE PYELONEPHROSTOMY
Author(s) -
LUNGLMAYR G.,
PECHERSTORFER M.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1969.tb09937.x
Subject(s) - medicine , urinary diversion , renal pelvis , tube (container) , surgery , pelvic kidney , drainage , pelvis , stenosis , urinary system , kidney , radiology , ureter , anatomy , materials science , ecology , biology , bladder cancer , cancer , cystectomy , composite material
SUMMARY U‐tube pyelonephrostomy is reported in 68 cases over a period of 12 years. The main advantages of this technique, used mainly for long‐term urinary diversion from the kidney, are prevention of loss of the drain, easy changing without complications and the possibility of continuous irrigation of the renal pelvis. The complications observed were stenosis and scarring of the uretero‐pelvic junction where the incision in the renal pelvis for the insertion of the nephrostomy drain was made too close to the uretero‐pelvic junction. U‐tube pyelonephrostomy is a valid method for long‐term urinary diversion.