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Interventional procedures in the upper urinary tract

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The introduction and acceptance of percutaneous nephrostomy as a safe and effective alternative to surgical nephrostomy served as the impetus for the development and expansion of an ever-increasing number of techniques that are encompassed by the term “interventional uroradiology.” This article reviews many of the non-vascular interventional techniques that have proliferated during the past decade and that are currently used in the kidney, ureter, and perinephric space. The authors emphasize those procedures that are most frequently employed, as well as their own preferences and perspectives on these procedures.

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    Marc P. Banner M.D., Parvati Ramchandani & Howard M. Pollack

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Banner, M.P., Ramchandani, P. & Pollack, H.M. Interventional procedures in the upper urinary tract. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 14, 267–284 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02578450

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