nephrostomy /ne·phros·to·my/ (nĕ-fros´tah-me) creation of a permanent fistula leading into the renal pelvis.
nephrostomy
nephrostomy [nĕ-fros´tah-me]
nephrostomy
[nəfros′təmē]
a surgical procedure in which a flank incision is made so that a catheter can be inserted into the kidney pelvis to drain the kidney, often done to relieve obstruction.
nephrostomy [nĕ-fros´tah-me]
creation of a permanent opening into the renal pelvis.
Positioning of a percutaneous nephrostomy tube. From Bolander, 1994.
percutaneous nephrostomy insertion of a catheter through the skin and into the renal pelvis under the guidance of fluorography or ultrasonography; performed for relief of obstruction and to gain access to the upper urinary tract for a variety of procedures, such as dilation of strictures or removal of calculi.
nephrostomy
creation of a permanent opening into the renal pelvis.
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