Ultrasound-guided percutaneous nephrostomy in non-dilated pelvicaliceal system

✍ Scribed by Gupta, Sanjay; Gulati, Madhu; Suri, Sudha

• Book ID: 101226742
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1998
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 152 KB
• Volume: 26
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0091-2751
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0096(199803/04)26:3<177::aid-jcu13>3.0.co;2-8

✦ Synopsis

Percutaneous placement of nephrostomy catheters in patients with non-dilated pelvicaliceal systems remains problematic. We successfully performed ultrasound-guided percutaneous nephrostomies in 5 such patients after intravenous administration of a diuretic agent. Diuresis resulted in transient dilatation of the calyces, facilitating the procedures, which were performed under real-time sonographic guidance using the Seldinger technique. No complications were encountered.