[Drainage of the upper urinary tract in gynecologic cancers with renal involvement]

Urinary tract obstruction often occurs during the evolution of gynécologic malignancies and its management should be carefully taken in account during treatment of the primary tumor. Authors' experience is based upon 154 urinary drainages undertaken among 119 patients. Causes of urinary tract obstruction are analysed with the different technics of drainage and with the corresponding long term follow up. An original technic called "nephroneo-cystostomia" is described.