DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2016.v04i09.067

Pages: 3497-3502

Dr. Surajit Sasmol1, Dr. Bastab Ghosh2, Prof. Manju Banerjee3, Prof. Dilip Kumar Pal4 Obstructive uropathy is one of the commonest urological emergencies. The accurate prediction of the recoverability of kidney function after the release of obstruction is of great clinical value to the urologist. The objective is to evaluate the role of percutaneous nephrostomy in relieving obstruction and improvement of kidney function in patients with obstructive uropathy &various predictive factors to assess recoverability of kidney function in seventy two patients of upper tract obstruction for various causes who needed percutaneous nephrostomy. Following admission all patients of the study population underwent complete urine analysis, urine culture and sensitivity, serum creatinine, and complete blood count, followed by ultrasonography Abdominal ultrasonography (US) was carried out in all patients with special interest to renal size, parenchymal thickness and degree of hydronephrosis.