Ogan Kenneth, Pearle Margaret S
Department of Urology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.
Urology. 2002 Dec;60(6):1098-9. doi: 10.1016/s0090-4295(02)01894-0.
Percutaneous supracostal renal puncture provides ideal access to the collecting system or proximal ureter but is associated with an increased risk of pleural injury. We describe a simplified approach to intraoperative thoracostomy tube placement that uses urologic techniques and protects against recurrent hydrothoraces at second-look nephroscopy, without increasing patient morbidity or length of hospital stay.
