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 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 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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Consensus of multiple national guidelines: agreed strategies for initial stone management during COVID-19. World J Urol. 2021 Sep; 39(9):3161-3174.
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Re: Giusti et al., Editorial Comment on: Supracostal Upper Pole Endoscopic-Guided Prone Tubeless "Maxi-Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy": A Contemporary Evaluation of Complications by Altschuler et al. (From: Giusti G, Proietti S, and RodrÃguez-Socarrás, ME. J Endourol 2019;33:279-280; DOI: 10.1089/end.2018.0856). J Endourol. 2019 04; 33(4):281-282.
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Bilateral endoscopic surgery for renal stones: a systematic review of the literature. Minerva Urol Nefrol. 2017 Oct; 69(5):432-445.
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Retrograde pyelography predicts retrograde ureteral stenting failure and reduces unnecessary stenting trials in patients with advanced non-urological malignant ureteral obstruction. PLoS One. 2017; 12(9):e0184965.
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Mini PCNL for renal calculi: does size matter? BJU Int. 2017 05; 119 Suppl 5:39-46.
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Rigid-only versus combined rigid and flexible percutaneous nephrolithotomy: a systematic review. Minerva Urol Nefrol. 2017 Aug; 69(4):330-341.
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The patient position for PNL: does it matter? Arch Ital Urol Androl. 2010 Mar; 82(1):30-1.
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Direct primary or secondary percutaneous ureteral stenting: what is the most compliant option in patients with malignant ureteral obstructions? Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2007 Sep-Oct; 30(5):974-80.