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==Surgery== | ==Surgery== | ||
* Prior to the 1980s, nephrectomy was the standard treatment for pyonephrosis. | |||
* Presently, interventional procedures are required to drain the pus in pyonephrosis. | |||
* Drainage of the pus can be done through either retrograde catheterization (placing a catheter in the ureter) or antegrade nephrostomy tube placement. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Harsh Vardhan Chawla, M.B.B.S.[2]
Surgery
- Prior to the 1980s, nephrectomy was the standard treatment for pyonephrosis.
- Presently, interventional procedures are required to drain the pus in pyonephrosis.
- Drainage of the pus can be done through either retrograde catheterization (placing a catheter in the ureter) or antegrade nephrostomy tube placement.