Medical term:
nephrostomy
nephrostomy
[nĕ-fros´tah-me]creation of a permanent opening into the renal pelvis.
Positioning of a percutaneous nephrostomy tube. From Bolander, 1994.
percutaneous nephrostomy insertion of a catheter through the skin and into the renal pelvis under the guidance of fluorography or ultrasonography; performed for relief of obstruction and to gain access to the upper urinary tract for a variety of procedures, such as dilation of strictures or removal of calculi.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
ne·phros·to·my
(ne-fros'tŏ-mē),Establishment of an opening between the collecting system of the kidney through its parenchyma to the exterior of the body; may be performed by surgical incision or be placed percutaneously.
[nephro- + G. stoma, mouth]
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ne·phros·to·my
(ne-fros'tŏ-mē)Establishment of an opening between the pelvis of the kidney through its cortex to the exterior of the body.
[nephro- + G. stoma, mouth]
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nephrostomy
An opening into the kidney for the purpose of draining urine by way of a tube.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
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