Abstract

Percutaneous nephrostomy is a well-established therapy for urinary drainage in patients with supravesical urinary tract obstruction. This procedure, first described in 1955 by Goodwin et al, is known to be performed in patients with various urologic problems for many years, especially in adults. Percutaneous nephrostomy has generally been performed by urologists or interventional radiologists and it is recognized as a difficult procedure, especially in neonatal period. As discussed in this neonatal case, PN have a very effective role in diagnosis and management of neonatal hydronephrosis, even it may be life-saving, and this procedure may also be performed by an experienced pediatric nephrologist.