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Retrograde nephrostomy in 100 patients

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Retrograde nephrostomy is a new nephrostomy technique whereby the urologist passes a needle from inside the kidney to the flank to create the nephrostomy. The technique was successfully performed in 96 of 100 patients and provided intrarenal access for percutaneous calculus removal in 92 of 100 patients. Thirty-four complications resulted which included pneumothorax, renal hemorrhage, urinary extravasation and infection, collecting system perforation and ileus. The technique has been used by four staff and six training urologists, appears easy to learn and may provide an alternative to conventional antegrade nephrostomy techniques in the future.

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  1. Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, J.H.M.H.C., University of Florida, Box J-247, 32610, Gainesville, FL, USA

    Patrick T. Hunter, Robert C. Newman, Birdwell Finlayson, David M. Drylie, Jorge Leal & I. F. Hawkins

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Supported in part by N.I.H. Grant AM 20586 and the National Kidney Foundation

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Hunter, P.T., Newman, R.C., Finlayson, B. et al. Retrograde nephrostomy in 100 patients. World J Urol 3, 2–6 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00326879

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