About The Medical Condition Percutaneous Nephrostomies

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Percutaneous Nephrostomies

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Percutaneous Nephrostomies Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Percutaneous Nephrostomies?

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.

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