Diagnostic Test
Nephrostomy, Percutaneous
Diagnostics
Overview
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.
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- MeSH classification
- E01.370.390.550|E04.579.642|E04.950.774.739.500|E04.950.774.852.642
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Source: Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), produced by the U.S. National Library of Medicine. EuroCareFinder is not endorsed by the National Library of Medicine. MeSH version: 2026.