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Percutaneous nephropyelostomy: a procedure not without complications
Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology
|January 1, 1984
Abstract:
One hundred and twenty-eight percutaneous nephrostomies performed in 81 patients between 1978 and 1981 were studied retrospectively. Placement failures were encountered in 9%, minor complications in 7% and major complications in 6%. Two deaths occurred in connection with the nephrostomies. Catheter complications, mainly catheter dislodgement, were observed in 30% of the cases. The importance of having strict indications and a good technique is emphasised.