The versatile irrigation set tube: a case report of a frugal nephrostomy tube in a complex percutaneous nephrolithotomy irrigation tube as a nephrostomy alternative

Abhijit Shah; Anupam Choudhary; Kasi V. Gali; Anshuman Singh

doi:10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20231370

Authors

Abhijit Shah Department of Urology and Renal Transplantation, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8660-8580
Anupam Choudhary Department of Urology and Renal Transplantation, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9868-9269
Kasi V. Gali Department of Urology and Renal Transplantation, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India
Anshuman Singh Department of Urology and Renal Transplantation, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20231370

Keywords:

Irrigation tube, Nephrostomy tube, Complex PCNL, Haemorrhage

Abstract

Nephrostomy tubes were once the norm following a standard percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL). Nowadays they are a rarity, since most PCNLs are performed without the use of a Nephrostomy tube in the post-operative period (tubeless PCNL). We present the use of a simple irrigation set tubing as a low-cost nephrostomy tube alternative in patients with post-PCNL hemorrhagic complications.

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