Monday, June 29, 2009

Nephrostomy


A nephrostomy is an artificial opening created between the kidney and the skin which allows for the drainage of urine directly from the upper part of the urinary system (renal pelvis). A local anaesthesia is applied to the skin of the patient and catheter is pierced into it and push into the urinary tract under the guidance of fluoroscopy or ultrasound.

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