Open AccessRole of calculated glomerular filtration rate using percutaneous nephrostomy creatinine clearance in the era of radionuclide scintigraphy
Author(s) -
Sunil Patil,
Prakash Pawar,
Abhishek Savalia,
Shankar T Mundhe,
Sayalee Suryabhan Narwade,
Ashwin Sunil Tamhankar
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
urology annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.355
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 0974-7834
pISSN - 0974-7796
DOI - 10.4103/0974-7796.198884
Subject(s) - medicine , renal function , percutaneous nephrostomy , urology , creatinine , context (archaeology) , nephrectomy , kidney , scintigraphy , nuclear medicine , percutaneous , surgery , paleontology , biology
Gates method tends to over-estimate glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in borderline functioning kidneys. We study the role of calculated GFR in these cases in decision-making regarding performing kidney-sparing surgery or nephrectomy.