Michael Harrison Hsieh
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Failed percutaneous balloon dilation for renal access: incidence and risk factors.
Urology. 2005; (1): 29-32
To present our experience using balloon dilation and discuss secondary techniques to establish a percutaneous tract when balloon dilation fails. Balloon dilation is a safe and effective method to achieve percutaneous renal access, but it is not uniformly successful. Also, the failure rate and risk factors have not been well documented.
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