Pyeloplasty for hydronephrosis: Issues of double J stent versus nephrostomy tube as drainage technique

Aims: To compare the efficacy, complications, cost analysis and hospital stay between two methods of drainage of the kidney: double J (DJ) stent versus nephrostomy tube following open pyeloplasty for ureteropelvic junction obstruction hydronephrosis. Patients and Methods: This was a prospective rand...

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Main Authors: Ravi Kumar Garg, Prema Menon, Katragadda Lakshmi Narasimha Rao, Suman Arora, Yatindra Kumar Batra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons
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Online Access:http://www.jiaps.com/article.asp?issn=0971-9261;year=2015;volume=20;issue=1;spage=32;epage=36;aulast=Garg