Specifications
Available in: with a needle, without a needle, with lock, with lock with a needle, with or without urine bag
Sizes: 6Fr, 8Fr, 8.5Fr, 10Fr, 12Fr, 14Fr, 16Fr
Length: 22 – 30 cm
Usage
Percutaneous Nephrostomy (PCN) Catheter is used for temporary or permanent drainage & Irrigation of urine from the kidney by direct Puncture, provided: in the presence of distal obstruction.
Indications
The following are clinical indications (categories) of Percutaneous Nephrostomy (PCN) Catheter:
- Drainage only
- Stone treatment
- Urine diversion
- Other therapeutic intervention
- Diagnosis of obstruction
Benefits
The benefits of using a Percutaneous Nephrostomy (PCN) Catheter are as follows:
- Improves urine flow
- Relieves pain due to kidney stones
- Better assessing of size of kidney stones
- Prevents urinary tract infections
Adverse Events
Percutaneous Nephrostomy (PCN) Catheter can cause the following adverse events after use:
- Nephrostomy tube complications
- Blockage
- Leaking
- Fracturing
- Kinking
- Bowel injury and peritonitis
- Reaction to anesthesia
- Bleeding
- Urine leak
- Pneumothorax
