Nephrostomy (neh-FROS-tuh-mee) at Medical Drugs Glossary

What is Nephrostomy (neh-FROS-tuh-mee)? 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 k

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