nephrolithotomy

nephrolithotomy
Incision into the kidney for the removal of a renal calculus. [nephro- + G. lithos, stone, + tome, incision]

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neph·ro·li·thot·o·my -li-'thät-ə-mē n, pl -mies the surgical operation of removing a calculus from the kidney

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n.
the surgical removal of a stone from the kidney by an incision into the kidney substance. It is normally performed in combination with an incision into the renal pelvis (see pyelolithotomy). See also percutaneous nephrolithotomy.

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neph·ro·li·thot·o·my (nef″ro-lĭ-thotґə-me) [nephrolith + -tomy] the removal of renal calculi by an incision through the kidney.

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  • percutaneous nephrolithotomy — PCNL a technique of removing stones from the kidney via a nephroscope passed into the kidney through a track from the skin surface previously established by the presence of a catheter …   The new mediacal dictionary

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