Nephrostomy, Percutaneous
"Nephrostomy, Percutaneous" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D009403
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.390.550 E04.579.642 E04.950.774.739.500 E04.950.774.852.642
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| Concept/Terms |
Nephrostomy, Percutaneous- Nephrostomy, Percutaneous
- Nephrostomies, Percutaneous
- Percutaneous Nephrostomies
- Percutaneous Nephrostomy
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nephrostomy, Percutaneous" by people in Profiles.
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Optimizing stone harvesting in miniaturized-PCNL: a critical examination of renal access angles, technology, and the role they play in operative efficiency. World J Urol. 2023 Jul; 41(7):1943-1949.
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Surgical management of urolithiasis in spinal cord injury patients. Curr Urol Rep. 2014 Jun; 15(6):408.
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Percutaneous nephrolithotomy in spinal cord neuropathy patients: a single institution experience. J Endourol. 2012 Dec; 26(12):1610-3.
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Use of second look nephroscopy in children undergoing percutaneous nephrolithotomy. J Urol. 2009 Feb; 181(2):796-800.
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Treatment of renal calculus in inferior crossed renal ectopia. Urology. 1988 Nov; 32(5):424-6.
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Distal ureteral obstruction complicating percutaneous nephrolithotomy. Urology. 1987 Oct; 30(4):364-8.
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Percutaneous nephrostomy for palliation of metastatic ureteral obstruction. Urology. 1987 Sep; 30(3):229-31.
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Percutaneous nephrolithotomy in the spinal cord injury population. J Urol. 1986 Dec; 136(6):1181-3.