
Percutaneous nephrostomy is a minimally invasive method for the external drainage of the upper urinary tracts, performed under ultrasonographic or fluoroscopic guidance. The purpose of the method is, first, to decrease the pressure and distension of the pyelocaliceal system, together with gaining an antegrade access to the upper urinary tract to perform different diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
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