Percutaneous U-loop nephrostomy: our experience
Castillo Jimeno, J.M.; González de Garibay, A.S.; García Tabar, P.; Recalde Glaria, M.; Sebastián Borruel, J.L.
Archivos Espanoles de Urologia 45(1): 25-27
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-0614 PMID: 1586212 Document Number: 397058
Thirteen U-loop nephrostomy procedures performed percutaneously in 9 patients are described. Thirty-three percent of these patients had a bilateral, one-stage procedure. This procedure can be performed under local anesthesia and, on average, requires 45 minutes. It is simple, yet it provides many other advantages; i.e., enhanced urinary drainage, easy to change and excellent patient tolerance. For all the foregoing reasons, we consider this procedure to be a valid alternative to open surgery.