Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In surgery, the removal of a calculus from the kidney by an incision.
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- noun surgery The removal of a
renal calculus byincision into thekidney
Etymologies
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Examples
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Old Tom was there too; he had had a nephrolithotomy done, the stony results of which he proudly displayed in a little glass bottle on his locker.
Tulips For Augusta Neels, Betty 1971
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UroToday. com - This publication provided an opportunity to share our experience using percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) in children.
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They are extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy, percutaneous nephrolithotomy, and ureteroscopy.
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It is inserted through the ureter. ureteroscopy - This type of surgery unlike the percutaneous nephrolithotomy surgery a surgeon does not need to make any incisions, whatsoever.
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The authors looked at the effectiveness of three minimally invasive procedures: the older treatment, called extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL); the ultrasound procedure, or percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL); and retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS), which uses a fiber-optic endoscope.
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"However, even modern procedures such as percutaneous nephrolithotomy and ureteroscopic stone removal which may be needed for cases not suitable for ESWL often require post operative hospital stay."
American Chronicle 2009
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THIRTY SIX-year-old Vimal Kishore had a normal life with a job and a house but everything changed after a nephrolithotomy in 2004.
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