PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMIES
\pˌɜːkjuːtˈe͡ɪni͡əs nˌɛfɹəlɪθˈɒtəmɪz], \pˌɜːkjuːtˈeɪniəs nˌɛfɹəlɪθˈɒtəmɪz], \p_ˌɜː_k_j_uː_t_ˈeɪ_n_iə_s n_ˌɛ_f_ɹ_ə_l_ɪ_θ_ˈɒ_t_ə_m_ɪ_z]\
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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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