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pyelolithotomy

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pyelolithotomy /py·elo·li·thot·o·my/ (-lĭ-thot´ah-me) incision of the renal pelvis for removal of calculi.
py·e·lo·li·thot·o·my (p-l-l-tht-m)
n.
See pelvilithotomy.
pyelolithotomy
[pī′əlō′lithot′əmē]
a surgical procedure in which renal calculi are removed from the pelvis of the ureter.
pyelolithotomy [pi″ĕ-lo-lĭ-thot´ah-me]
incision of the renal pelvis for removal of a calculus.
pyelolithotomy
incision of the renal pelvis for removal of calculi.
py·e·lo·li·thot·o·my (pī'ĕ-lō-li-thot'ŏ-mē),
Operative removal of a calculus from the kidney through an incision in the renal pelvis.
Synonym(s): pelvilithotomy, pelviolithotomy
[pyelo- + G. lithos, stone, + tomē, incision]
py·e·lo·li·thot·o·my (pī'ĕ-lō-li-thot'ŏ-mē)
Operative removal of a calculus from the kidney through an incision in the renal pelvis.
Synonym(s): pelvilithotomy.
[pyelo- + G. lithos, stone, + tomē, incision]
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Laparoscopic ureterolithotomy and pyelolithotomy are both treatment options for patients with large impacted calculi.
Abstracts of scientific papers by Southern Medical Journal
Seventy-nine children were treated with ESWL, percutaneous procedures, drugs, stents, or close observation; only 25 children required surgical procedures including cystolithotomy, nephrolithotomy, partial nephrectomy, pyelolithotomy, ureterolithotomy, and urethral stone extraction.
Fewer children require surgery for kidney stones by Braun, Wendy / Medical Update
 
 
 
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