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The Role of Percutaneous Nephrostomy

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Idiopathic Hydronephrosis

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This chapter deals with nephrostomy and other percutaneous procedures (drainage of perirenal fluid collections, dilatation of stenosis, stone dissolution, calculus extraction) which are applicable in the therapeutic and diagnostic management of obstruction at the pelviureteric junction.

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  1. Stepping Hill Hospital, SK2 7JE, Stockport, England

    P. H. O’Reilly MD, FRCS (Consultant Urological Surgeon) (Consultant Urological Surgeon)

  2. The Medical School, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, M13 9PT, Manchester, England

    J. A. Gosling MD (Professor of Anatomy) (Professor of Anatomy)

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Pfister, R.C. (1982). The Role of Percutaneous Nephrostomy. In: O’Reilly, P.H., Gosling, J.A. (eds) Idiopathic Hydronephrosis. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3108-3_9

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