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Rethinking Time-to-Exchange: Outcomes of Nephrostomy Tube Placement in Pregnancy
https://www.jvir.org/article/S1051-0443(21)01049-6/fulltext?rss=yes

This study evaluated outcomes for percutaneous nephrostomy tube placement in pregnant patients, including potential complications that required early, unplanned tube exchange. A retrospective review was conducted for 51 pregnant patients and a nonpregnant cohort matched 1:1 who received percutaneous nephrostomy tube placement between 2012 and 2020. Factors potentially contributing to unplanned tube exchanges were analyzed, including gestational age, prevalence and severity of hydronephrosis, presence of renal calculi, and serum calcium level.