Showing posts with label kindney. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kindney. Show all posts

Monday, June 29, 2009

DJ Stenting


DJ stenting is done in the patient in which there is Ureteric obstruction.

DJ stent provide the path for the urine in the kidney to pass to the bladder.

Nephrostomy


A nephrostomy is an artificial opening created between the kidney and the skin which allows for the drainage of urine directly from the upper part of the urinary system (renal pelvis). A local anaesthesia is applied to the skin of the patient and catheter is pierced into it and push into the urinary tract under the guidance of fluoroscopy or ultrasound.