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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 decompression through percutaneous nephrostomy tube placement
• Retrograde decompression is a minimally invasive procedure that requires placement of catheter in ureters. It is performed under general anesthesia and is contraindicated in hemodynamically unstable patients. Ureteric stenting is a good option for drainage of pus.
• Percutaneous nephrostomy catheter placement is done when patient is hemodynamically unstable