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Improper drainage of urine through the upper urinary tract is a risk factor for the development of post renal acute kidney injury. This could be due to obstruction (of various causes) and requires urgent decompression of the ureter; in such situations ureteric stents or nephrostomy tubes can be inserted to relieve the pressure and pass debris until more definitive treatment can take place.
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Motiwala, F. (2018). Ureteric Stenting. In: Goonewardene, S., Persad, R. (eds) Surgical Procedures for Core Urology Trainees. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57442-4_4
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