Duodenal damage complicating percutaneous access to kidney
São Paulo med. j
;
118(4): 116-7, July 2000.
Article
in English
| LILACS
| ID: lil-264473
ABSTRACT
CONTEXT: Since the first percutaneous nephrostomy performed by Goodwin in 1954, technical advances in accessing the kidneys via percutaneous puncture have increased the use of this procedure and thus the complications too. Among these complications, digestive tract damage is not common. DESIGN: Case report. CASE REPORT: We report a duodenal lesion that was corrected using surgical exploration and we touch on the therapeutic options, which may be conservative or interventionist. We chose conservative treatment, which has been approached in diverse manners in the literature
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Nephrostomy, Percutaneous
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Duodenum
Limits:
Aged
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Female
/
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
São Paulo med. j
Journal subject:
Cirurgia Geral
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Cincia
/
Ginecologia
/
Medicine
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Medicina Interna
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Obstetr¡cia
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Pediatria
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Sa£de Mental
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Sa£de P£blica
Year:
2000
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
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