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A nephroscopy is an endoscopic examination of the kidney. During the operation the surgeon passes a thin telescope (the nephroscope) into the kidney's drainage tubes through a key-hole puncture in the skin, letting them see, break up and take out stones that are blocking urine.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nephroscopy | ICD-9-CM | 55.21 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Nephroscopy | is a | endoscopic examination of the kidney | 0.90 | text |
| telescopic tract dilators | instance of | Subsequent innovations | 0.80 | text |
| the wide-bore Amplatz sheath reduced bleeding | instance of | Subsequent innovations | 0.80 | text |
| improved visibility | instance of | Subsequent innovations | 0.80 | text |
| establishing PCNL | instance of | Subsequent innovations | 0.80 | text |
| nephroscopy as the standard minimally invasive approach for large or complex renal stones | instance of | Subsequent innovations | 0.80 | text |
| 3-D printed renal models | instance of | break up and remove the stone through one instrument.Emerging adjuncts | 0.80 | text |
| augmented reality puncture guidance | instance of | break up and remove the stone through one instrument.Emerging adjuncts | 0.80 | text |
| preliminary AI algorithms aim to lower vascular injury | instance of | break up and remove the stone through one instrument.Emerging adjuncts | 0.80 | text |
| reduce fluoroscopy exposure.Whatever equipment is used | instance of | break up and remove the stone through one instrument.Emerging adjuncts | 0.80 | text |
| the operation has three main stages | instance of | break up and remove the stone through one instrument.Emerging adjuncts | 0.80 | text |
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