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Estimation of successful capping with complete aspiration of bladder via nephroureterostomy tube
Majid Maybody, Wesley K Shay, Deborah A Fleischer, Department of Radiology, Interventional Radiology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, United States
Meier Hsu, Chaya Moskowitz, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, United States
Author contributions: Maybody M contributed to study conception and design, acquisition of data, analysis and interpretation of data, drafting of manuscript, and critical revision; Shay WK and Fleischer DA contributed to acquisition of data and critical revision; Hsu M and Moskowitz C contributed to analysis and interpretation of data, critical revision.
Supported by National Institute of Health (United States) , No. P30 CA008748 .
Institutional review board statement: This study was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board/Privacy Board-B. The IRB determined that the protocol meets the requirements as set forth in the regulatory criteria for research approval and has been granted approval for 12 mo.
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Corresponding author: Majid Maybody, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Radiology, Interventional Radiology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, No. 1275 York Avenue, M276C, New York, NY 10065, United States. maybodym@mskcc.org
Received: April 9, 2020
Peer-review started: April 9, 2020
First decision: June 7, 2020
Revised: July 16, 2020
Accepted: August 15, 2020
Article in press: August 15, 2020
Published online: September 12, 2020
Peer-review started: April 9, 2020
First decision: June 7, 2020
Revised: July 16, 2020
Accepted: August 15, 2020
Article in press: August 15, 2020
Published online: September 12, 2020
Core Tip
Core Tip: Patients with ureteral obstruction are best treated with cystoscopic placement of ureteral stent because of a better quality of life. When ureteral stent placement is not possible, a nephroureterostomy tube (NUT) is placed. Once the acute clinical problem is resolved, internalization is sought in order to improve patient’s quality of life. Currently all patients undergo NUT capping trial which is needed before internalization. This work helps urologists and interventional radiologists to estimate success of capping trial. It helps define the endpoint of NUT placement or exchange interventions with potential benefits to patients and health care systems.