Percutaneous nephrostomy for XXXX : a single centre experience.

@entity1 @entity8 @entity190 @entity158 @entity3816
INTRODUCTION: @entity8 is treated with nephropexy, a surgical procedure through which the floating kidney is fixed to the retroperitoneum. Although both open and endoscopic procedures have a high success rate, they can be associated with risk of complications, relatively long hospital stay and high cost. AIM: We describe our percutaneous technique for fixing @entity8 and evaluate the efficacy of the percutaneous nephrostomy insertion in management of symptomatic nephroptosis. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Between January 2005 and December 2011, 11 @entity1 diagnosed with a symptomatic right nephroptosis of at least 1 year duration were treated with a single point percutaneous nephrostomy technique. All data were retrieved from @entity1 ' medical records and then retrospectively analysed. RESULTS: Nephropexy through a single point percutaneous nephrostomy technique was successfully accomplished in 11 @entity1 . The mean operative time was 20 min. The intraoperative estimated @entity190 was minimal in all cases. No major or @entity3816 were noted. The average postoperative hospital stay was 2 days. @entity1 returned to their usual activities 14 days following the surgery. Nine @entity1 had complete resolution of their @entity158 , and 2 @entity1 continued to complain of discomfort in their lumbar area. One @entity1 was re-operated upon with satisfactory subjective and objective outcomes achieved. One @entity1 refused re-operation. CONCLUSIONS: Percutaneous nephropexy is simple, inexpensive and effective for treatment of @entity8 . It remains a valuable alternative to open, laparoscopic, and robotic methods for fixing a floating kidney.
