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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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nephrostomy, Percutaneous" by people in Profiles.
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Pabon-Ramos WM, Dariushnia SR, Walker TG, d'Othée BJ, Ganguli S, Midia M, Siddiqi N, Kalva SP, Nikolic B. Quality Improvement Guidelines for Percutaneous Nephrostomy. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2016 Mar; 27(3):410-4.
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Poch M, Haleblian GE. Minimally invasive stone surgery: percutaneous, ureteroscopic and extracorporeal approaches to renal and ureteral calculi. Med Health R I. 2009 Oct; 92(10):339-41.
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Patel SR, Haleblian GE, Pareek G. Percutaneous nephrolithotomy can be safely performed in the high-risk patient. Urology. 2010 Jan; 75(1):51-5.
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Haleblian GE, Sur RL, Albala DM, Preminger GM. Subcutaneous bupivacaine infiltration and postoperative pain perception after percutaneous nephrolithotomy. J Urol. 2007 Sep; 178(3 Pt 1):925-8.
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Kang DE, Maloney MM, Haleblian GE, Springhart WP, Honeycutt EF, Eisenstein EL, Marguet CG, Preminger GM. Effect of medical management on recurrent stone formation following percutaneous nephrolithotomy. J Urol. 2007 May; 177(5):1785-8; discussion 1788-9.
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Wagner AA, Arcand P, Bamberger MH. Acute renal failure resulting from huge inguinal bladder hernia. Urology. 2004 Jul; 64(1):156-7.