PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROSTOMIES
\pˌɜːkjuːtˈe͡ɪni͡əs nɛfɹˈɒstəmɪz], \pˌɜːkjuːtˈeɪniəs nɛfɹˈɒstəmɪz], \p_ˌɜː_k_j_uː_t_ˈeɪ_n_iə_s n_ɛ_f_ɹ_ˈɒ_s_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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