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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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 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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Nephrostomy (PCN) versus nephroureteral stent (Double JJ); An ongoing battle. Urologia. 2025 Aug; 92(3):424-431.
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A comparison of adverse pregnancy events between ureteral stents and percutaneous nephrostomy tubes in the treatment of nephrolithiasis during pregnancy: A propensity score-matched analysis of a large multi-institutional research network. World J Urol. 2023 Jul; 41(7):1721-1726.
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Infant crossed renal ectopia with UPJ obstruction repaired via robot-assisted laparoscopic pyeloplasty. J Pediatr Urol. 2018 02; 14(1):75-76.
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Urologic Outcomes of Children With Hemorrhagic Cystitis After Bone Marrow Transplant at a Single Institution. Urology. 2017 Mar; 101:126-132.
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The Impact of Operating Room Noise Upon Communication During Percutaneous Nephrostolithotomy. J Endourol. 2016 10; 30(10):1062-1066.
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Use of cone-beam CT and live 3-D needle guidance to facilitate percutaneous nephrostomy and nephrolithotripsy access in children and adolescents. Pediatr Radiol. 2016 Apr; 46(4):570-4.
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A nephropleural fistula complicated by distal ureteral obstruction results in tension hydrothorax after percutaneous nephrostolithotomy. Urology. 2014 Dec; 84(6):e28-9.
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Re: Percutaneous nephrostomy for malignant ureteric obstruction: have we got the balance right? Int Urol Nephrol. 2013 Jun; 45(3):633.
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The impact of proximal stone burden on the management of encrusted and retained ureteral stents. J Urol. 2011 Feb; 185(2):542-7.
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Purple urine bag syndrome in a patient with a nephrostomy tube. N Z Med J. 2010 Apr 09; 123(1312):68-70.