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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| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 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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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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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. Percutaneous ureteral interventions. Tech Vasc Interv Radiol. 2009 Sep; 12(3):205-15.
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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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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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Pais VM, Lowe G, Lallas CD, Preminger GM, Assimos DG. Xanthine urolithiasis. Urology. 2006 May; 67(5):1084.e9-11.
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Lallas CD, Delvecchio FC, Evans BR, Silverstein AD, Preminger GM, Auge BK. Management of nephropleural fistula after supracostal percutaneous nephrolithotomy. Urology. 2004 Aug; 64(2):241-5.
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Auge BK, Pietrow PK, Lallas CD, Raj GV, Santa-Cruz RW, Preminger GM. Ureteral access sheath provides protection against elevated renal pressures during routine flexible ureteroscopic stone manipulation. J Endourol. 2004 Feb; 18(1):33-6.
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Pietrow PK, Auge BK, Lallas CD, Santa-Cruz RW, Newman GE, Albala DM, Preminger GM. Pain after percutaneous nephrolithotomy: impact of nephrostomy tube size. J Endourol. 2003 Aug; 17(6):411-4.