Digital subtraction angiography assisted ultrasound puncture in a pelvic kidney |
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Authors: | Touloupidis Stavros Rombis Vasileios Vougiouklis Nikolaos Nikolaidis Paul Kalaitzis Christos Chloropoulou Pelagia |
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Affiliation: | Department of Urology, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece. touloupidis@hotmail.com |
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Abstract: | A new technique for percutaneous nephrostomy needle guidance is presented. It was applied in a patient with a solitary pelvic kidney, where ultrasound guidance was not feasible because of a very narrow puncture window. Typical intravenous urography was not useful, owing to poor opacification of the collecting system. We describe how the use of digital subtraction imaging eventually permitted us to establish a percutaneous nephrostomy tube safely, avoiding the intestine and blood vessels. |
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Keywords: | Digital subtraction Pelvic kidney Urography |
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