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*Take an initial anteroposterior image including the presumed locations of the kidney, ureter and urinary bladder.
 
*Take an initial anteroposterior image including the presumed locations of the kidney, ureter and urinary bladder.
 
*Infuse iodinated contrast, usually at least a volume corresponding to about 15 ml of 240mg/ml iodine.
 
*Infuse iodinated contrast, usually at least a volume corresponding to about 15 ml of 240mg/ml iodine.
Note the following:
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*Note the following:
 
:*Location of the tip of the catheter in the kidney
 
:*Location of the tip of the catheter in the kidney
 
:*Flow into the urinary bladder, or most distal part reached.
 
:*Flow into the urinary bladder, or most distal part reached.

Revision as of 16:46, 23 April 2019

Author: Mikael Häggström [notes 1]

Procedure with established nephrostomy

  • Take an initial anteroposterior image including the presumed locations of the kidney, ureter and urinary bladder.
  • Infuse iodinated contrast, usually at least a volume corresponding to about 15 ml of 240mg/ml iodine.
  • Note the following:
  • Location of the tip of the catheter in the kidney
  • Flow into the urinary bladder, or most distal part reached.
  • Any visible hydronephrosis or hydroureter
  • Any contrast outside the catheter or urinary tract, including leakage along the outside of the catheter

Notes

  1. For a full list of contributors, see article history. Creators of images are attributed at the image description pages, seen by clicking on the images. See Radlines:Authorship for details.

References