 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 E04.950.774.852.642
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| Concept/Terms |
Nephrostomy, Percutaneous- Nephrostomy, Percutaneous
- Percutaneous Nephrostomy
- Nephrostomies, Percutaneous
- Percutaneous Nephrostomies
Nephrolithotomy, Percutaneous- Nephrolithotomy, Percutaneous
- Nephrolithotomies, Percutaneous
- Percutaneous Nephrolithotomies
- Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy
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| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nephrostomy, Percutaneous" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Alawneh A, Tuqan W, Innabi A, Al-Nimer Y, Azzouqah O, Rimawi D, Taqash A, Elkhatib M, Klepstad P. Clinical Factors Associated With a Short Survival Time After Percutaneous Nephrostomy for Ureteric Obstruction in Cancer Patients: An Updated Model. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2016 Feb; 51(2):255-61.
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