Percutaneous nephrostomy tube placement via trocar technique in the pediatric patient: a single-center experience

Percutaneous Nephrostomy Tube-related Infections

Percutaneous nephrostomy for symptomatic hypermobile kidney: a single centre experience

INTRODUCTION Symptomatic hypermobile kidney is treated with nephropexy, a surgical procedure through which the floating kidney is fixed to the retroperitoneum. Although both open and endoscopic procedures have a high success rate, they can be associated with risk of complications, relatively long hospital stay and high cost. AIM We describe our percutaneous technique for fixing a hypermobile ...

Safety and efficacy of the Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy in Pediatrics; A 10-year single-center experience in Iran

Background: The aim of this study was to describe the one-decade experience in Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy surgery in children with kidney stones in Tehran, Iran. Methods: All patients (less than 18 years old) undergoing Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy at our referral medical center, were reviewed in this cross-sectional study. All the demographics, surgical data and post-operative information...

Utilization of a modified percutaneous nephrostomy tube placement: comparison to standard methodology

Patients and methods We retrospectively analysed 47 emergent percutaneous nephrostomies in dilated an non-dilated systems in 35 patients from 2001 to 2012 (range 1 months 14 years), using standard or modified technique. “Standard” technique of PCN was performed using the Seldinger or one-step techniques in dilated and non-dilated systems under Ulrasound control. “Modified” technique was perform...

Technique for Percutaneous Fluoroscopically Guided G-Tube Placement in a High-BMI Patient

Enteral feeding is still the preferred method of nutritional support even in patients with excessive body mass index. Often, this mass poses a hindrance in performing routine procedures. We present a case describing the technique used to safely place a fluoroscopically guided G-tube in a patient with a significant nutritional deficit after repair of a ruptured thoracic aneurysm. Her admission w...