Traversing the Renal Pelvis during Percutaneous Nephrostomy Tube Placement ("Kidney Kabob") - PubMed (original) (raw)

Traversing the Renal Pelvis during Percutaneous Nephrostomy Tube Placement ("Kidney Kabob")

Mitchell Smith et al. Semin Intervent Radiol. 2012 Jun.

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Figure 1

Initial nephrostogram, anteroposterior projection, after access of the collecting system under ultrasound guidance. Contrast fills the intrarenal collecting system and proximal ureter.

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Figure 2

Noncontrast computed tomography scan of the abdomen and pelvis obtained after persistent low urine output from the percutaneous nephrostomy tube. Image demonstrates the nephrostomy tube traversing the renal parenchyma and coiling in the intra-abdominal fat anterior to the kidney.

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Figure 3

Percutaneous nephrostomy tube, anteroposterior projection, after nephrostomy tube replacement demonstrating tube and contrast within the renal pelvis.

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