ArticleLa Radiologia medica2017
Flat detector cone beam CT-guided nephrostomy using virtual navigation in patients with iatrogenic ureteral injury.
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- Iatrogenic ureteric injuries after abdominal surgery: a systematic review and meta-regression from the European Association of Urology Endourology Section.BJU international · 2026Pooled it
- Real-time fusion-imaging in low back pain: a new navigation system for facet joint injections.La Radiologia medica · 2018Article
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Abstract
purposeTo evaluate the feasibility of flat detector cone beam computed tomography (CBCT)-guided nephrostomy using virtual navigation in patients with iatrogenic ureteral injury. MATERIALS AND
methodsA retrospective review of percutaneous nephrostomy (PN) revealed the use of CBCT with 3D virtual navigation guidance in 42 procedures (40 patients) for patients with iatrogenic ureteral injury. All procedures were shown as second-line interventions after failed ultrasound-guided nephrostomy. Data on technical success rate, procedure time, puncture performance, radiation exposure, complications, and clinical success were collected.
resultsThe technical success rate was 95.2% (40/42). The mean puncture performance score was 4.4 ± 1.0, and the procedure time was 25.2 ± 3.1 min, resulting in a mean effective exposure dose of 5.9 ± 2.3 mSv. There were no serious complications. During the mean follow-up periods of 11.4 months (range 6-19), clinical success rates following drainage were 72.5% (29/40), and ten cases (25%) had secondary surgical treatments.
conclusionCBCT with 3D virtual navigation is a feasible technique for PN with reasonable exposure dose and can serve as a second-line intervention after failed ultrasound guidance.
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