Percutaneous nephrostomy
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| Percutaneous nephrostomy | |
|---|---|
| Intervention | |
| ICD-9-CM | 55.03 |
| OPS-301 code: | 5-550 |
Percutaneous nephrostomy is an interventional radiology/surgical procedure in which the renal pelvis is punctured whilst using imaging as guidance. Images are obtained once an antegrade pyelogram (an injection of contrast), with a fine needle, has been performed. This contrast is used to show calcifications at the renal pelvis. A nephrostomy tube may then be placed to allow drainage.[1]
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- ^ Longmore, Murray; Ian Wilkinson, Tom Turmezei, Chee Kay Cheung (2007). Oxford Handbook of Clinicial Medicine, 7th edition. Oxford University Press. p. 731. ISBN 0-19-856837-1.
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