Percutaneous nephrostomy is a procedure of establishing a temporary drainage tract of renal pelvi-calyceal system through skin. This study aims to find out complication rate and ultimately the safety of ultrasound guided percutaneous nephrostomy for obstructive uropathy. About 196 patients were included in this study and PCN was done through Seldinger technique under USG guidance. Sepsis occurr...

bAcKGrOUND: Cross sectional imaging and specifically computed tomography (CT) has become the main radiological modality of detecting post-surgical abdominal collections and abscesses. Percutaneous abscess drainage (PAD) has revolutionized the treatment of abscesses, especially of post-surgical abdominal abscesses over the last 25 years; repeat laparotomy is a rare event due to the fact that the...

The mortality in undrained abdominal abscesses is high with a mortality rate ranging between 45 and 100%. The outcome in abdominal abscesses, however, has improved due to advances in image guided percutaneous interventional techniques. The main indications for the catheter drainage include treatment or palliation of sepsis associated with an infected fluid collection, and alleviation of the sym...

Acute cholangitis is associated with a high mortality and morbidity and often requires drainage of the obstructed biliary system. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the usefulness and safety of endoscopic nasobiliary drainage in the treatment and prevention of acute cholangitis due to diverse etiology. During a 32-month period, 143 patients (67 males, 76 females) with age range of 15 to ...

and common bile duct (CBD) stones underwent endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). An endoscopic sphincterotomy was carried out using an electrosurgical unit with a standard pull sphincterotome. Multiple stones were removed using an extraction balloon, and subsequently, the patient had no pain or fever and a chest radiograph showed no free air. However, 2 days later the patient ...

BACKGROUND Pyeloplasty for ureteropelvic junction obstruction correction is a common procedure, but the optimal method for protective diversion after pyeloplasty is still a matter of debate. OBJECTIVES Here, we present our clinical trial experience using a single percutaneous externalized nephroureteral (NU) 5-Fr catheter (infant feeding tube) with multiple side holes as the sole instrument o...

S29 ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASOUND / VOLUME 6 / SUPPLEMENT 1 / AUGUST 2017 Noble Gatro Hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided pelvic abscess drainage though uncommon modality for definite treatment of pelvic abscess is an effective method of treatment for pelvic abscess due to its proximity to rectal wall. We performed drainage of pelvic abscess in a 65-year-old male with...

BACKGROUND The aim of the study was to clarify the incidence, risk factors and treatment of percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD) catheter tract recurrence in patients with resected cholangiocarcinoma. METHODS The medical records of 445 patients with perihilar and distal cholangiocarcinoma who underwent resection following PTBD were reviewed retrospectively. RESULTS PTBD cathete...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the prognosis of different ways of drainage for patients with obstructive jaundice caused by hilar cholangiocarcinoma. MATERIALS AND METHODS During the period of January 2006- March 2012, percutaneous transhepatic catheter drainage (PTCD)/ percutaneous transhepatic biliary stenting (PTBS) were performed for 89 patients. According to percutaneous transhepatic cholangiogra...