• Tech Vasc Interv Radiol · Jun 2009

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    Emergent nephrostomy tube placement for acute urinary obstruction.

    • Raul N Uppot.
    • Division of Abdominal Imaging & Intervention, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit St, White #270, Boston, MA 02111, USA. ruppot@partners.org
    • Tech Vasc Interv Radiol. 2009 Jun 1; 12 (2): 154-61.

    AbstractObstructive uropathy and urosepsis constitute a medical emergency and require emergent decompression of the urinary collecting system. Image-guided percutaneous nephrostomy tube placement using ultrasound and fluoroscopy allows for decompression of the obstructed renal collecting system with minimal complications.

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