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Delayed decompression of the infected obstructed kidney increases fatality

7 January 2021 | | Endourology and Stones, Trauma and Emergency Urology | decompression, hydronephrosis, ureteral calculi, ureteral obstruction, urinary tract infection

Well, we know this, I hear you all say. It is standard practice that the obstructed kidney with associated infection requires prompt decompression, and this is drilled into all UK trainees. It is surprising therefore that although we frequently deal...