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Percutaneous nephrostomy catheter placement is a minimally invasive procedure in which a small catheter is inserted into the renal pelvis, typically to relieve urinary obstruction or to provide access for other procedures. This is performed using either ultrasound and/or fluoroscopic guidance.
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Ertreo, M., Momah, I. (2022). Percutaneous Nephrostomy. In: Chand, R., Eltorai, A.E.M., Healey, T., Ahn, S. (eds) Essential Interventional Radiology Review. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84172-0_40
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