About The Medical Condition Percutaneous Nephrostomy

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Percutaneous Nephrostomy

Percutaneous Nephrostomy Medical Condition Defined & Explained
Percutaneous Nephrostomy Medical Condition

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

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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