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Publications and source records attributed to R G Leff.
Percutaneous nephrostomy has been used for the diagnosis and treatment of 42 patients with obstructive uropathy. Bilateral puncture was done in 6 cases and this was the sole means of establishing permanent urinary diversion in 8.
We describe 2 unusual and serious complications of the lithotomy position, anterior compartment syndrome and peroneal nerve palsy. The methods of management and prevention are discussed.
"Fish-mouth" ureteroneocystostomy was successful in a patient with bilateral ureteral obstruction secondary to locally invasive adenocarcinoma of the prostate. The complications of permanent intubation are avoided and renal function is restored.
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