Clinical significance of ultrasound-guided percutaneous nephrostomy

Objective To investigate the clinical significance and experience of ultrasound-guided percutaneous nephrostomy(PCN).Methods Ultrasound-guided PCN was performed on 71 patients with hydronephrosis.11 patients of them underwent bilateral ultrasound-guided PCN.The clinical efficacy of PCN was observed and analyzed.The renal function of the patients was checked and the urine volume was observed 1 week before and 1 week after percutaneous nephrostomy.Results Totally 82 PCN procedures were performed on the 71 patients with the primary successful rate of 96.34%(79/82).The renal function of all the patients was improved greatly in 1 week.No one had severe complications or died due to operation complications.Conclusion Ultrasound-guided PCN is claimed to be a safe,simple,effective procedure with almost no serious complications.This technique has important clinical significance because it can improve renal function definitely.