AU - SEREMI, FARHOOD TI - PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROSTOMY: A WELL ESTABLISHED AND EFFICACIOUS PROCEDURE PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE TA - MJIRI JN - MJIRI VO - 2 VI - 2 IP - 2 4099 - http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1261-en.html 4100 - http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1261-en.pdf SO - MJIRI 2 ABĀ  - 56 percutaneous nephrostomies were evaluated in 50 patients, with a malignant underlying factor in 32 and benign conditions in 24. The clinical indication was decompression for supravesical obstruction with or without azotemia in the majority of cases. Less common indications were management of ureteral fistula, ureteral stricture dilatation, and pelvic stone extraction. Serious complications were encountered in 5.4 % with one fatal hemorrhage. Successful results were achieved in about 98% of cases with one placement failure. The procedure offers an excellent and efficacious alternative to surgical nephrostomy. CP - IRAN IN - LG - eng PB - MJIRI PG - 105 PT - Original Research YR - 1988