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Results 1 - 6 of 6 for Nephrostomy
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  1. Percutaneous urinary procedures - discharge 
    ... of kidney stones. If you had a percutaneous nephrostomy, the health care provider inserted a small, flexible ... Proper care of your nephrostomy catheter is important so you do not get an infection. During the day, you may use a small urinary bag ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000137.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Percutaneous kidney procedures 
    A percutaneous nephrostomy is the placement of a small, flexible tube ( catheter ) through your skin into your kidney to drain your ... you relax and reduce pain. If you have nephrostomy only: The surgeon inserts a needle into your ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007375.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Kidney stones and lithotripsy - discharge 
    ... weeks after your lithotripsy. You may have a nephrostomy drainage tube or an indwelling stent. You will ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000136.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Obstructive uropathy 
    ... pelvis may provide short-term relief of symptoms. Nephrostomy tubes, which drain urine from the kidneys through ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000507.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Injury - kidney and ureter 
    ... disorders Medical procedures such as kidney biopsy , or nephrostomy tube placement Ureteropelvic junction obstruction Ureteral obstruction Kidney ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001065.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Ureteropelvic junction obstruction 
    ... from the kidney until the surgery heals. A nephrostomy tube, which is placed in the side of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001267.htm - Medical Encyclopedia