Nephrostomy, Percutaneous
"Nephrostomy, Percutaneous" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 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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Shvero A, Haifler M, Mahmud H, Dotan Z, Winkler H, Kleinmann N. Quality of life with tandem ureteral stents compared to percutaneous nephrostomy for malignant ureteral obstruction. Support Care Cancer. 2022 Nov; 30(11):9541-9548.
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Cobb KD, Gomella PT, DiBianco JM, Batter TH, Eisner BH, Mufarrij PW. Are Emergently Placed Nephrostomy Tubes Suitable for Subsequent Percutaneous Endoscopic Renal Surgery? Urology. 2019 04; 126:45-48.
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Ito H, Aboumarzouk OM, Abushamma F, Keeley FX. Systematic Review of Caliceal Diverticulum. J Endourol. 2018 10; 32(10):961-972.
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Chandrasekar T, Monga M, Nguyen M, Low RK. Internet-Based Patient Survey on Urolithiasis Treatment and Patient Satisfaction. J Endourol. 2015 Jun; 29(6):725-9.
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Sturm RM, Chandrasekar T, Durbin-Johnson B, Kurzrock EA. Urinary diversion during and after pediatric pyeloplasty: a population based analysis of more than 2,000 patients. J Urol. 2014 Jul; 192(1):214-9.
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Adamo R, Saad WE, Brown DB. Management of nephrostomy drains and ureteral stents. Tech Vasc Interv Radiol. 2009 Sep; 12(3):193-204.
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Adamo R, Saad WE, Brown DB. Percutaneous ureteral interventions. Tech Vasc Interv Radiol. 2009 Sep; 12(3):205-15.
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Zeltser I, Pearle MS, Bagley DH. Saline is our friend. Urology. 2009 Jul; 74(1):28-9.
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Gomella LG. Percutaneous nephrostolithotomy--is it time to abandon extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy? J Urol. 2009 Jan; 181(1):11-2.
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Kumar V, Keeley FX. Percutaneous nephrolithotomy: why do we use rigid dilators? J Endourol. 2008 Sep; 22(9):1877-9; discussion 1885, 1889.