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Diagnosis > Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures > Diagnostic Techniques, Urological > Nephrostomy, Percutaneous
Surgical Procedures, Operative > Urogenital Surgical Procedures > Urologic Surgical Procedures > Nephrotomy > Nephrostomy, Percutaneous
Surgical Procedures, Operative > Urogenital Surgical Procedures > Urologic Surgical Procedures > Urinary Diversion > Nephrostomy, Percutaneous
Surgical Procedures, Operative > Ostomy > Nephrostomy, Percutaneous

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Nephrostomy, Percutaneous  

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  • Percutaneous Nephrostomy

Scope note

  • The insertion of a catheter through the skin and body wall into the kidney pelvis, mainly to provide urine drainage where the ureter is not functional. It is used also to remove or dissolve renal calculi and to diagnose ureteral obstruction.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D009403

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