pyelolithotomy — n. surgical removal of a stone from the kidney through an incision made in the pelvis of the kidney. The incision is usually made into the posterior surface of the pelvis (posterior pyelotomy) to gain access to the stone, which can then be lifted … The new mediacal dictionary
pelviolithotomy — SYN: pyelolithotomy. * * * pel·vio·li·thot·o·my .pel vē ō lith ät ə mē n, pl mies PYELOLITHOTOMY … Medical dictionary
Vattikuti Urology Institute — Infobox Institute name= The Vattikuti Urology Institute caption= VUI Logo established=April, 2001 chairman= Dr. Mani Menon location= Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan USA head label = Chief of Urology head = Dr. Jack Elder staff= 150 (2007)… … Wikipedia
Nephrolithiasis — The process of forming a kidney stone, a stone in the kidney (or lower down in the urinary tract). Kidney stones are a common cause of blood in the urine and pain in the abdomen, flank, or groin. Kidney stones occur in 1 in 20 people at some time … Medical dictionary
lithotomy — Cutting for stone; a cutting operation for the removal of a calculus, especially a vesical calculus. SYN: lithectomy. [litho + G. tome, incision] high l. SYN: suprapubic l.. lateral l. l. in which the perineum is incised to one … Medical dictionary
nephrolithotomy — Incision into the kidney for the removal of a renal calculus. [nephro + G. lithos, stone, + tome, incision] * * * neph·ro·li·thot·o·my li thät ə mē n, pl mies the surgical operation of removing a calculus from the kidney * … Medical dictionary
pelvilithotomy — SYN: pyelolithotomy. [pelvi + G. lithos, stone, + tome, incision] … Medical dictionary
pyelotomy — Incision into the pelvis of the kidney. [pyelo + G. tome, incision] extended p. extension of a standard p. into the lower pole infundibulum through the avascular plane between the posterior and … Medical dictionary
lithonephrotomy — n. surgical removal of a stone from the kidney. See nephrolithotomy, pyelolithotomy … Medical dictionary
lithonephrotomy — n. surgical removal of a stone from the kidney. See: nephrolithotomy, pyelolithotomy … The new mediacal dictionary
