OPTIMAL METHOD OF URGENT DECOMPRESSION OF THE COLLECTING SYSTEM FOR OBSTRUCTION AND INFECTION DUE TO URETERAL CALCULI

S. Pearle, Margaret; LYLE PIERCE, H.; Miller, George; A. SUMMA, JAMES; M. MUTZ, JACQUELINE; A. PETTY, BETH; G. Roehrborn, Claus; V. Kryger, John; Y. Nakada, Stephen

doi:10.1016/s0022-5347(01)62511-4

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OPTIMAL METHOD OF URGENT DECOMPRESSION OF THE COLLECTING SYSTEM FOR OBSTRUCTION AND INFECTION DUE TO URETERAL CALCULI

Published in The Journal of Urology • Oct 1, 1998

Authors:

Margaret S. Pearle

H. LYLE PIERCE

George Miller

Abstract

PURPOSE: We compare the efficacy of percutaneous nephrostomy with retrograde ureteral catheterization for renal drainage in cases of obstruction and infection associated with ureteral calculi. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We randomized 42 consecutive patients presenting with obstructing ureteral calculi a...

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Medicine

Decompression

Surgery

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