Korean J Urol.  1992 Jun;33(3):493-497.

Percutaneous nephrostomy in the patients with ureteral obstruction by tumor

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Urology, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

We studied clinical results of twenty patients who had ureteral obstruction due to malignant Tumor from April 1985 through July 1991, they were managed by percutaneous nephrostomy and could be followed up. The sites of the primary malignancy were cervix in 8 patients, bladder in 5, prostate in 2, rectum in 2, and miscellaneous in 3. In this series of 20 patients the average survival tae 4.9 months; 11 patients died after discharge, 7 patients died in hospital and now 2 patients are under chemotherapy. We consider that preliminary drainage of the obstructed urinary tract by percutaneous nephrostomy will allow the return of reasonable kidney function and also an opportunity for fuller assessment of the patient`s malignancy prior to definitive therapy.

Keyword

tumor; ureteral obstruction; percutaneous nephrostomy

MeSH Terms

Cervix Uteri
Drainage
Drug Therapy
Female
Humans
Kidney
Nephrostomy, Percutaneous*
Prostate
Rectum
Ureter*
Ureteral Obstruction*
Urinary Bladder
Urinary Tract
Full Text Links
  • KJU
Actions
Cited
CITED
export Copy
Close
Share
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
Similar articles
Copyright © 2024 by Korean Association of Medical Journal Editors. All rights reserved.     E-mail: koreamed@kamje.or.kr