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Nephroscopy

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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55.21

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Nephroscopy

Nodes33
Edges32
Triples35
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.060606
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Nephroscopy

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related to history · 17
Nephroscopy → Alken, Amplatz, Arthur Smith, Brown, Fernström, In, Johansson, London, Marberger, Modern, PCNL, Rupel, Subsequent, The, Thomas Hillier, Wickham, Willard Goodwin
related to Techniques and indications · 6
Nephroscopy → Amplatz, PCNL, Surgeons, The, The European Association, Urology
ICD-9-CM · 1
Nephroscopy → 55.21
is a · 1
Nephroscopy → endoscopic examination of the kidney

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kidney drainage renal stone pcnl operation stones first percutaneous bleeding surgeon take access tube tract amplatz sheath smaller tubes puncture

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
NephroscopyICD-9-CM55.211.00infobox
Nephroscopyis aendoscopic examination of the kidney0.90text
telescopic tract dilatorsinstance ofSubsequent innovations0.80text
the wide-bore Amplatz sheath reduced bleedinginstance ofSubsequent innovations0.80text
improved visibilityinstance ofSubsequent innovations0.80text
establishing PCNLinstance ofSubsequent innovations0.80text
nephroscopy as the standard minimally invasive approach for large or complex renal stonesinstance ofSubsequent innovations0.80text
3-D printed renal modelsinstance ofbreak up and remove the stone through one instrument.Emerging adjuncts0.80text
augmented reality puncture guidanceinstance ofbreak up and remove the stone through one instrument.Emerging adjuncts0.80text
preliminary AI algorithms aim to lower vascular injuryinstance ofbreak up and remove the stone through one instrument.Emerging adjuncts0.80text
reduce fluoroscopy exposure.Whatever equipment is usedinstance ofbreak up and remove the stone through one instrument.Emerging adjuncts0.80text
the operation has three main stagesinstance ofbreak up and remove the stone through one instrument.Emerging adjuncts0.80text

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