Fragmented Pigtail Percutaneous Nephrostomy Tubes: Etiology and Management
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Fragmented Pigtail Percutaneous Nephrostomy Tubes: Etiology and Management
PURPOSE To review our experience with the management of fragmented and retained pigtail percutaneous nephrostomy (PCN) tubes and to explore the reasons for the fragmentation. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed our institute database from January 2006 to December 2011 for patients who had undergone retrieval of fragmented PCN tubes. We assessed the preoperative factors, operativ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Korean Journal of Urology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2005-6737,2005-6745
DOI: 10.4111/kju.2012.53.7.492