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Preferred Label : Nephrostomy;

NCIt definition : The surgical creation of an opening between one or both kidneys and the skin, through which a tube is place, thereby allowing for the direct drainage of urine from the kidney.;

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: Surgery to make an opening from the outside of the body to the renal pelvis (part of the kidney that collects urine). This may be done to drain urine from a blocked kidney or blocked ureter into a bag outside the body. It may also be done to look at the kidney using an endoscope (thin, lighted tube attached to a camera), to place anticancer drugs directly into the kidney, or to remove kidney stones.;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000430865;

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