Long-term follow-up results and complications in cancer patients with persistent nephrostomy due to malignant ureteral obstruction.

Ergun AlmaHakan ErcilEdiz VuruskanAdem AltunkolUmut UnalGuclu GurlenVinil GorenZafer Gokhan Gurbuz

Published in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2020)

The most common complication in patients with MUO treated with PN was PN dislodgement. However, life-threatening complications such as macroscopic hematuria and severe infections can also occur. Patients with DM, LEL, and chemotherapy are at high risk of PN-related complications.

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risk factors
squamous cell carcinoma
radiation therapy
drug induced
newly diagnosed
childhood cancer