Paediatric Interventional Uroradiology

• DOI: 10.1007/s00270-010-0090-x
• Publication Date: 2011-02-11T21:51:24Z
• Authors: Alex M. Barnacle; A. Graham Wilkinson; Derek J. Roebuck
• Keywords: Urologic Diseases; Urography; Radiology, Interventional; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Pediatrics; Catheterization; 3. Good health; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Humans; Stents; Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color; Child; Urinary Tract; Ultrasonography, Interventional; Nephrostomy, Percutaneous

Paediatric interventional uroradiology lies at the intersection of the disciplines of paediatric interventional radiology and paediatric endourology. Interdisciplinary collaboration has led to the development of new techniques and refinement of procedures adopted from adult practice. This article reviews the major procedures used in paediatric interventional uroradiology, with emphasis on nephrostomy, percutaneous nephrolithotomy, balloon-burst pyeloplasty, and antegrade ureteric stenting.