Endopyelotomy for pelviureteric junction obstruction

Summary

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has issued full guidance to the NHS in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland on Endopyelotomy for pelviureteric junction obstruction.

Description

Pelviureteric junction obstruction is a condition caused by a narrowing of the funnel-shaped part of the kidney (known as the renal pelvis) where urine collects before being carried to the bladder by tubes called ureters. The obstruction may cause episodes of loin pain and/or nausea and vomiting, urinary infections and kidney stones. In some patients the condition could also affect the normal function of the kidney.

This procedure (endopyelotomy) aims to widen the renal pelvis by inserting small instruments either up through the urinary tract or down through the skin and into the kidney. The instruments are used to remove the tissue that is causing the obstruction by cutting or burning it away or by applying laser.

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	IPG325 Endopyelotomy for pelviureteric junction obstruction: guidance	14 December 2009
	IPG325 Endopyelotomy for pelviureteric junction obstruction: guidance (web format)	21 February 2011
	IPG325 Endopyelotomy for pelviureteric junction obstruction: understanding NICE guidance	14 December 2009
	IPG325 Endopyelotomy for pelviureteric junction obstruction: understanding NICE guidance (MS Word format)	14 December 2009
	IPG325 Rhyddhau rhwystr yn y cysylltle pelfiwrethrol drwy ddefnyddio offer torri a osodir drwy'r wreter: deall canllawiau NICE (fformat MS Word)	02 February 2010
	IPG325 Endopyelotomy for pelviureteric junction obstruction: consultation comments	14 December 2009
	Endopyelotomy for pelviureteric junction obstruction (interventional procedures overview)	24 August 2009
	Endopyelotomy for pelviureteric junction obstruction (interventional procedures consultation)	24 August 2009