Nephrolithotomy Health Dictionary

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Nephrolithotomy: From 2 Different Sources

The surgical removal of a calculus (stone) from the kidney.

Nephrolithotomy may be performed through an abdominal incision, or via a puncture incision in the back. Large

calculi may need to be broken up before removal. Other methods of removal are pyelolithotomy and lithotripsy.

Health Source: BMA Medical Dictionary
Author: The British Medical Association
n. the surgical removal of a stone from the kidney by an incision into the kidney substance. It is normally performed in combination with an incision into the renal pelvis (see pyelolithotomy). See also percutaneous nephrolithotomy.
Health Source: Oxford | Concise Colour Medical Dictionary
Author: Jonathan Law, Elizabeth Martin

Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy

(PCNL) a technique of removing stones from the kidney via a *nephroscope passed into the kidney through a dilated track established from the skin surface into the renal pelvis.... percutaneous nephrolithotomy

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