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Primary retrograde urinary drainage using image and endoscopy guidance via urostomies
M Soliman1, A Malik1, G Auffenberg2
1Department of Radiology, Section of Interventional Radiology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA.
Aim:
To report the technical success of image and endoscopy-guided retrograde trans-urostomy urinary drainage as a primary catheter placement method performed by interventional radiology (IR).
Materials And Methods:
Nine patients (15 attempted drain placements) with ureteric obstruction following radical cystectomy and urostomy creation were included. The patients were referred to IR for urinary drainage. All patients underwent primary image and endoscopy-guided retrograde trans-urostomy urinary drainage.
Results:
Primary image and endoscopy-guided retrograde trans-urostomy urinary drainage was successful in 13/15 (86.6%) attempts. The proposed technique had a limited complication rate omitting the percutaneous nephrostomy access step.
Conclusion:
Primary image and endoscopy guided retrograde trans-urostomy urinary drainage should be considered before percutaneous nephrostomy in all patients with a urostomy.
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