Percutaneous transrenal retrieval of fractured nephrostomy tube under fluoroscopic guidance

Percutaneous transrenal retrieval of fractured nephrostomy tube under fluoroscopic guidance.

Percutaneous nephrostomy is a safe procedure, performed routinely by interventional radiologists, and has a low complication rate. We report an unusual case of a fractured nephrostomy tube, retained within the kidney, having its fractured end trapped within the healed retroperitoneal tract. The catheter was retrieved by snaring it, using a percutaneous access to the collecting system. We descri...

Percutaneous Nephrostomy Tube-related Infections

Percutaneous Sacroplasty for Sacral Metastatic Tumors Under Fluoroscopic Guidance Only

Percutaneous sacroplasty is a safe and effective procedure for sacral insufficient fractures under CT or fluoroscopic guidance; although, few reports exist about sacral metastatic tumors. We designed a pilot study to treat intractable pain caused by a sacral metastatic tumor with sacroplasty. A 62-year-old man and a 38-year-old woman with medically intractable pain due to metastatic tumors of S...

Ultrasound as a reliable guidance system for percutaneous nephrostomy.

OBJECTIVE To determine the effectiveness and safety of ultrasound as a reliable guidance system for percutaneous nephrostomy (PCN). STUDY DESIGN Quasi-experimental. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center, Karachi, Pakistan, from January 1997 to July 2005. PATIENTS AND METHODS One hundred and fifty-three PCN were performed in 140 patients, referred from the Departme...

Retrograde ureteral stent exchange under fluoroscopic guidance.

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to assess the safety and efficacy of fluoroscopy-guided retrograde double-J stent exchange. MATERIALS AND METHODS Between March 2003 and June 2005, 39 retrograde ureteral stent exchange procedures on 19 patients and 24 ureters were performed under fluoroscopic guidance. Seventeen of the patients were female and 2 were male. All procedures were done on an outp...