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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 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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All wrapped up and nowhere to flow. Am J Med. 2012 Sep; 125(9):876-9.
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Evaluation of pancreatic damage after extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, percutaneous stone surgery, and ureteroscopy. Urology. 2011 Jun; 77(6):1288-91.
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Splenic injury during percutaneous nephrolithotomy: a case report with novel management technique. J Endourol. 2010 Apr; 24(4):541-5.
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Metastatic cancer to the renal pelvis: a novel approach to management. Urology. 2004 Oct; 64(4):807-9.
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Percutaneous nephrostomy in gynecologic oncology patients. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1988 May; 158(5):1126-31.