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nephrostomy tube
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what is 'nephrostomy tube'?
Definition for Nephrostomy tube
Nephrostomy tube is also known as: percutaneous nephrostomy
Nephrostomy tube is a medical procedure used for such diagnoses as: hydronephrosis, urinary tract obstruction and retroperitoneal fibrosis.
related diagnosis for 'nephrostomy tube'
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diagnosis
hydronephrosis
enlarged kidney due to obstructed flow of urine
Nephrostomy tube and hydronephrosis
urinary tract obstruction
obstruction to flow of urine causing urinary backup and kidney damage
Nephrostomy tube and urinary tract obstruction
retroperitoneal fibrosis
excess scar tissue in abdominal cavity
Nephrostomy tube and retroperitoneal fibrosis
kidney stone
stone in kidney
Nephrostomy tube and kidney stone
related procedure for 'nephrostomy tube'/associated diagnoses
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BUN
Nephrostomy tube and BUN
CT scan
Nephrostomy tube and CT scan
Complete Blood Count
Nephrostomy tube and Complete Blood Count
Intravenous Pyelogram (IVP)
Nephrostomy tube and Intravenous Pyelogram (IVP)
KUB
Nephrostomy tube and KUB
Retrograde pyelography
Nephrostomy tube and Retrograde pyelography
Serum Creatinine
Nephrostomy tube and Serum Creatinine
Urinalysis
Examination of urine to detect disease
Nephrostomy tube and Urinalysis
Ureteral stent
Nephrostomy tube and Ureteral stent
stent implantation
Nephrostomy tube and stent implantation
CT kidneys
Nephrostomy tube and CT kidneys
Clean catch urine
Nephrostomy tube and Clean catch urine
Complete metabolic panel
Nephrostomy tube and Complete metabolic panel
Percutaneous Insertion of Nephrostomy Tube
Nephrostomy tube and Percutaneous Insertion of Nephrostomy Tube
Ultrasonography kidneys ureter bladder
Nephrostomy tube and Ultrasonography kidneys ureter bladder
Urine culture
Nephrostomy tube and Urine culture
serum electrolytes
Nephrostomy tube and serum electrolytes
urine output
Nephrostomy tube and urine output
Cystoscopy
Nephrostomy tube and Cystoscopy
Diuretic nuclear renography
Nephrostomy tube and Diuretic nuclear renography
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related medication for 'nephrostomy tube'/associated diagnoses
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hydrocodone
Nephrostomy tube and hydrocodone
ibuprofen
Nephrostomy tube and ibuprofen
oxycodone
Nephrostomy tube and oxycodone
prednisone
Nephrostomy tube and prednisone
acetaminophen
Nephrostomy tube and acetaminophen
ciprofloxacin
Nephrostomy tube and ciprofloxacin
keflex
Nephrostomy tube and keflex
naproxen
Nephrostomy tube and naproxen
nitrofurantoin
Nephrostomy tube and nitrofurantoin
trimethoprim- sulfamethoxazole
Nephrostomy tube and trimethoprim- sulfamethoxazole
azathioprine
Nephrostomy tube and azathioprine
prednisolone
Nephrostomy tube and prednisolone
tamoxifen
Nephrostomy tube and tamoxifen
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eMedicine Image Search
... the procedure, a 14F Malecot nephrostomy tube and a 5F nephroureteral stent are ... Two types of nephrostomy tubes: Malecot (top) tube and pigtail catheter ...
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Catheter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In medicine a catheter is a tube that can be inserted into a body ... http://www.jvir.org/cgi/content/full/11/8/955#SEC8 Practical approach to nephrostomy ...
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eMedicine - Urinary Tract Obstruction : Article by Yvonne Katherine P Koch
Relief of urinary tract obstruction dates back to the time of Hippocrates with ... Radiographic dye is injected antegrade through the nephrostomy tube. ...
http://www.emedicine.com/MED/topic2782.htm
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Procedures Performed by the Interventional Section of Diagnostic Radiology
Gastrostomy tube placement. Nasogastric tube placement. Nephrostomy or ureteral tube placement or change. Vascular Access Devices ...
http://www.cc.nih.gov/drd/sp/procedure.html
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Definition of nephrostomy - NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
New Study of Targeted Therapies for ... nephrostomy (neh-FROS-toh-mee) ... be done to look at the kidney using an endoscope (thin, lighted tube attached to ...
http://www.nci.nih.gov/Templates/db_alpha.aspx?CdrID=430865
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Transcatheter Therapeutic Embolization of Genitourinary Pathology
14 Six of 8 patients had indwelling nephrostomy tubes. ... Following bilateral percutaneous nephrostomy tube placement, the patient had ...
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Unilateral hydronephrosis
Injury Disease Nutrition Poison Symptoms Surgery Test Special Topic ... (which allows the ureter to drain) or nephrostomy tube (which allows the kidney ...
http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/000506trt.htm
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Supine Valdivia and modified lithotomy position fo...[BJU Int. 2007 ...
PubMed is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that includes over 18 million citations from MEDLINE and ... of nephrostomy tube wounds using ...
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Injury - kidney and ureter
Kidney biopsies, nephrostomy tube placements, or other surgeries can cause an ... nephrostomy tube, let the inflammation settle down, and elect to operate at a ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001065.htm
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Abdominal X-ray
An abdominal X-ray provides a picture of structures and organs in the abdomen, such as the large and small intestines, ... kidney (nephrostomy tube), a ...
http://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/abdominal-x-ray
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Nephrostomy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A nephrostomy is an artificial opening created between the ... kidney: Nephrostomy - Nephrectomy - Kidney ... fallopian tubes: Tubal ligation ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nephrostomy
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eMedicine - Nephrostomy : Article Excerpt by Stefan H Hautmann
In 1912, Hugh Hampton Young passed a pediatric cystoscope percutaneously into a ... The term nephrostomy refers to a passageway maintained by a tube, stent, or ...
http://www.emedicine.com/med/byname/nephrostomy.htm
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eMedicine Image Search
Searched Images for "Percutaneous Nephrostomy" Results 1- 2 of 2 records ... Two types of nephrostomy tubes: Malecot (top) tube and pigtail catheter ...
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eMedicine - Nephrostomy : Article by Stefan H Hautmann
In 1912, Hugh Hampton Young passed a pediatric cystoscope percutaneously into a ... Alternatively, a nephrostomy tube can be placed during open surgery. ...
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic3040.htm
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UPJ obstruction
... a blockage in the area where a ureter, one of the tubes that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder, attaches ... A nephrostomy tube, which is ...
http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/001267trt.htm
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Patient Information Publications
This information is selected specifically for patients participating in clinical ... Caring for your Percutaneous Nephrostomy Tube ...
http://clinicalcenter.nih.gov/ccc/patient_education/pepubs/
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Kidney Stones in Adults: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, Diet and ...
Kidney stones in adults are developed from urine crystals containing calcium, ... and may have a small tube called a nephrostomy tube left in the kidney during ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=60948&page=5
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Unilateral hydronephrosis
A ureteral stent (tube that allows the ureter to drain into the bladder) A nephrostomy tube (allows the blocked urine to drain through the back) ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000506.htm
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The first case of vesico-vaginal fistula in a patient with primary ...
The patient had a nephrostomy inserted and is currently receiving a course of ... insertion of a left nephrostomy tube under ultrasound guidance to improve ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2092432
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eMedicine - Percutaneous Endourology : Article by Michael Grasso
The first percutaneous nephrostomy description of record was ... Leakage from around a nephrostomy tube: Generally, this indicates some type of blockage. ...
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic3048.htm
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Publicaciones de Informacíon para el Paciente
Find nearly all the information available relating to the Clinical Center here. ... (Caring For Your Percutaneous Nephrostomy Tube) ...
http://clinicalcenter.nih.gov/ccc/patient_education/pepubs_sp/sp_index.html
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Patient Information Publications
This information is selected specifically for patients participating in clinical ... Caring for your Percutaneous Nephrostomy Tube. Giving a Subcutaneous Injection ...
http://www.cc.nih.gov/ccc/patient_education/
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eMedicine - Percutaneous Nephrostomy : Article Excerpt by: Robert L ...
Percutaneous Nephrostomy - Percutaneous nephrostomy or nephropyelostomy is an ... nephrostomy catheter placement, obstructed collecting system, nephrostomy tubes, ...
http://www.emedicine.com/radio/byname/percutaneous-nephrostomy.htm
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Bilateral hydronephrosis
Injury Disease Nutrition Poison Symptoms Surgery Test Special Topic ... or relieving pressure through percutaneous nephrostomy tubes are other options. ...
http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/000474trt.htm
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eMedicine Image Search
The patient is a 10-month-old girl with a history of fever and ... the procedure, a 14F Malecot nephrostomy tube and a 5F nephroureteral stent are placed for ...
http://emedicine.com/asp/image_search.asp?query=Percutaneous+Endourology
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Obstructive uropathy
... drain through a ureter (a tube that carries urine from the kidneys ... Nephrostomy tubes, which drain urine from the kidneys through the back, may be ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000507.htm
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eMedicine - Percutaneous Nephrostomy : Article by Robert L Cirillo, Jr ...
Percutaneous Nephrostomy - Percutaneous nephrostomy or nephropyelostomy is an ... Percutaneous nephrostomy tube placement is most commonly used in urinary ...
http://www.emedicine.com/radio/topic796.htm
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Lab Test
... catch, cystoscope, ileal loop, nephrostomy, suprapubic. ... Send specimen to 2C324 or Tube Station 321. Specimen Type: Sample Volume: >20 mL recommended ...
http://cclnprod.cc.nih.gov/dlm/testguide.nsf/Index/09E51AD25...
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[Treatment of voluminous renal cysts with drainage...[Arch Ital Urol ...
PubMed is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that includes over 18 million citations from ... h drainage with nephrostomy tube. [Urol Int. ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7889065?ordinalpos=64&ito...
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Kidney Stones In Adults
This article will answer your basic questions on one of the most common ... and may have a small tube called a nephrostomy tube left in the kidney during ...
http://www.webmd.com/kidney-stones/kidney-stones-adults?page=5
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Salpingectomy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... to the surgical removal of a Fallopian tube. Contents. 1 Indications ... kidney: Nephrostomy - Nephrectomy - Kidney ... fallopian tubes: Tubal ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salpingectomy
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Chronic unilateral obstructive uropathy
Injury Disease Nutrition Poison Symptoms Surgery Test Special Topic ... A nephrostomy tube, which drains urine from the kidney through the back, may be ...
http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/000498trt.htm
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: UPJ obstruction
A nephrostomy tube, which is placed in the patient's side to drain urine, may ... This type of tube may also used to treat severe infections before surgery. ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001267.htm
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eMedicine - Pyonephrosis : Article by Andrew C Peterson
If not recognized early, patients with pyonephrosis may rapidly deteriorate and ... Antegrade treatment with percutaneous nephrostomy tube placement is indicated in ...
http://www.emedicine.com/MED/topic2851.htm
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Obstructive uropathy
Obstructive uropathy involves a blockage of the flow of urine, causing it to ... Nephrostomy tubes, which drain urine from the kidneys through the back, may be ...
http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/000507trt.htm?p=1
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eMedicine Image Search
End-to-side anastomosis between the donor main renal artery just ... the procedure, a 14F Malecot nephrostomy tube and a 5F nephroureteral stent are placed for ...
http://emedicine.com/asp/image_search.asp?query=urology
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eMedicine - Urinary Tract Obstruction : Article Excerpt by Yvonne ...
Relief of urinary tract obstruction dates back to the time of Hippocrates with ... urethral catheterization, suprapubic catheter, ureteral stent, nephrostomy tube ...
http://www.emedicine.com/med/byname/Urinary-Tract-Obstruction.htm
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Bilateral hydronephrosis
Bilateral hydronephrosis oocurs when urine is unable to drain from the kidney ... the bladder or relieving pressure through percutaneous nephrostomy tubes. ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000474.htm
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eMedicine - Struvite and Staghorn Calculi : Article by Maxwell Meng
The concept that urinary tract infections play a role in lithogenesis is not new. ... Place nephrostomy tube at surgery or percutaneously to permit lavage of calculi; ...
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic2834.htm
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Cystectomy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cystectomy is a medical term for surgical removal of all or part of ... kidney: Nephrostomy - Nephrectomy - Kidney ... fallopian tubes: Tubal ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cystectomy
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UPJ Obstruction in the Adult Population: Are Crossing Vessels Significant?
... small-diameter percutaneous nephrostomy, instilling dilute contrast ... separate nephrostomy and 14/7F internal stent; the nephrostomy tube was removed ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?&artid=1476031
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eMedicine - Renoalimentary Fistula : Article by Martha K Terris
Hippocrates is credited for the first reported case in 460 BC. Renoalimentary fistulae began to be recognized more ... nephrostomy tube placement, ...
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic2863.htm
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Injury - kidney and ureter
An upper urinary tract injury is one sustained by the kidneys and ureters. ... nephrostomy tube, let the inflammation settle down, and elect to operate at a ...
http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/001065trt.htm?p=1
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Chronic unilateral obstructive uropathy
... term blockage of one of the tubes (ureters) that drains urine from the ... A nephrostomy tube, which drains urine from the kidney through the back, may be ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000498.htm
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Gynecological surgery - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gynecological surgery refers to surgery on a female's ... kidney: Nephrostomy - Nephrectomy - Kidney transplantation ... fallopian tubes: Tubal ligation ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gynecological_surgery
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eMedicine - Pyeloplasty : Article by Thomas MT Turk
UPJ obstruction is the most common cause of prenatal hydronephrosis, accounting ... The Whitaker test requires a nephrostomy tube and the ability to simultaneously ...
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic3059.htm
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Prostate Adenocarcinoma Presenting as a Large Supraclavicular Mass
Kenneth Woo, MD, Rosemary Wieczorek, MD, Pablo Torre, MD, and Herbert Lepor, MD ... Subsequently, a right percutaneous nephrostomy tube was placed, which drained ...
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eMedicine - Ureterocalicostomy : Article by Martha K Terris
Originally described by Neuwirt in 1947, UCO was slow to gain popularity. ... If a nephrostomy tube has been placed, a nephrostogram is obtained at least 7-10 ...
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic3076.htm
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Hydronephrosis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It has been suggested that Obstructive uropathy be merged into this article ... upper urinary tract is usually treated by the insertion of a nephrostomy tube. ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydronephrosis
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Kidney Stones in Adults
Includes causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/stonesadults
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