Medical term:
Nephropexy
nephropexy
[nef´ro-pek″se]surgical fixation of a floating or hypermobile kidney (nephroptosis). The care of a patient having this type of surgery is generally the same as that for any type of surgery of the kidney. One important point is that after nephropexy the patient is positioned so that the chest is lower than the hips; this position relieves strain on the sutures and helps to maintain the kidney in a normal position.
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neph·ro·pex·y
(nef'rō-pek'sē),Operative fixation of a floating or mobile kidney.
See also: nephrorrhaphy.
See also: nephrorrhaphy.
[nephro- + G. pēxis, fixation]
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nephropexy
The surgical fixation of a loose or frankly floppy kidney.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
nephropexy
Nephrology The surgical fixation of a loose/floppy kidneyMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
neph·ro·pex·y
(nef'rō-pek-sē)Operative fixation of a floating or mobile kidney.
[nephro- + G. pēxis, fixation]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
nephropexy
Surgical fixation of a floating kidney by stitching the capsule to the back wall of the abdomen.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
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