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Michael P. D'Alessandro, M.D.
Peer Review Status: Internally Peer Reviewed
Contrast:
None
Technique:
Cover patient with Abx
Find kidneys under fluoro - 1 hand width lat to L1-L2 transverse
process (or go below 12th rib just medial to post axillary line)
Numb patient up and go down with 22G Chiba until urine returns -
aspirate some out
Slowly inject contrast thru 22G Chiba to opacify collecting
system
Slowly inject CO2 thru 22G Chiba to mark post calyx
Remove 22G Chiba
Go down on post calyx with 18 G - down the barrel until urine
returns
Guidewire thru needle
Dilate tract
Put in 8-10 Fr VTC catheter and pig it by twisting it
counterclockwise
Lock the pig by twisting the stopcock
Suture in place
Have tract irrigated with cold sterile saline q shift x 2 days
Views to Take:
Not applicable
References:
See References Chapter.
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