nephrolithotomy

Noun

Meaning

nephrolithotomy (plural nephrolithotomies)

(surgery) The removal of a renal calculus by incision into the kidney

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Related terms

nephrolithostomy

Examples

Struvite stones can grow rapidly, forming large calyceal staghorn calculi that can require invasive surgery such as percutaneous nephrolithotomy or even anatrophic nephrolithotomy for definitive treatment. Source: Internet

More recently, flexible ureteroscopy has been adapted to facilitate retrograde nephrostomy creation for percutaneous nephrolithotomy. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

nephrolithic nephrolithometry nephrolithostomy nephrolithotripsy nephrologic nephrological