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Percutaneous nephrostomy in the management of malignant ureteric obstruction
R P Teenan1, A Ramsay, R F Deane
1Department of Urology, Western Infirmary, Glasgow.
British Journal of Urology
|September 1, 1989
Abstract:
A study was made of 16 patients who developed renal failure secondary to ureteric obstruction by tumour. All were managed by percutaneous nephrostomy inserted under local anaesthesia. The results in terms of recovery of renal function, subsequent management and long-term outcome are described.