... of the operation, an 8-French nephrostomy catheter prepared with a collagen-fibrin tissue-adhesive sealant was introduced through the operating sheath, and the sheath was afterwards extracted. The hemostasis in the nephrostomy tract was very good in all 22 cases. There were no complications such as wound infection...

...Mut Şafak; Çaǧatay Gogus; Tarkan Soygür Introduction: Nephrostomy tract dilation is one of the important steps of percutaneous renal surgery. In this study, we present our initial experience with the balloon dilator in 95 patients and compare our results retrospectively with a group of 30 patients...