Nephrostomy, Percutaneous

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.

Year introduced: 1986

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Tree Number(s): E01.370.390.550, E04.579.642, E04.950.774.739.500, E04.950.774.852.642

MeSH Unique ID: D009403

Entry Terms:

• Nephrostomies, Percutaneous
• Percutaneous Nephrostomies
• Percutaneous Nephrostomy

Previous Indexing:

• Urinary Catheterization (1966-1985)
• Urinary Diversion (1966-1985)

All MeSH Categories
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Category
Diagnosis
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures
Diagnostic Techniques, Urological
Nephrostomy, Percutaneous

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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Category
Surgical Procedures, Operative
Ostomy
Nephrostomy, Percutaneous

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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Category
Surgical Procedures, Operative
Urogenital Surgical Procedures
Urologic Surgical Procedures
Nephrotomy
Nephrostomy, Percutaneous

All MeSH Categories
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Category
Surgical Procedures, Operative
Urogenital Surgical Procedures
Urologic Surgical Procedures
Urinary Diversion
Nephrostomy, Percutaneous