Nephrostomy, Percutaneous
"Nephrostomy, Percutaneous" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The insertion of a catheter through the skin and body wall into the kidney pelvis, mainly to provide urine drainage where the ureter is not functional. It is used also to remove or dissolve renal calculi and to diagnose ureteral obstruction.
MeSH Number(s)
E01.370.390.550
E04.579.642
E04.950.774.852.642
Concept/Terms
Nephrostomy, Percutaneous- Nephrostomy, Percutaneous
- Percutaneous Nephrostomy
- Nephrostomies, Percutaneous
- Percutaneous Nephrostomies
Nephrolithotomy, Percutaneous- Nephrolithotomy, Percutaneous
- Nephrolithotomies, Percutaneous
- Percutaneous Nephrolithotomies
- Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Nephrostomy, Percutaneous" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Nephrostomy, Percutaneous" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2013 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2014 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2015 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Nephrostomy, Percutaneous" by people in Profiles.
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Pediatric Stone Surgery: What Is Hot and What Is Not. Curr Urol Rep. 2022 Apr; 23(4):57-65.
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Determining Variable Costs in the Acute Urolithiasis Cycle of Care Through Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing. Urology. 2021 11; 157:107-113.
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Impact of Obesity on Outcomes of Supine Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy. J Endourol. 2020 12; 34(12):1219-1222.
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Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy in Horseshoe Kidneys: Results of a Multicentric Study. J Endourol. 2021 07; 35(7):979-984.
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Secondary bladder amyloidosis due to Crohn's disease: a case report and literature review. CEN Case Rep. 2020 11; 9(4):413-417.
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Percutaneous nephrostomy placement in pregnant patients: a retrospective single center experience. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2022 Mar; 35(5):970-974.
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Iatrogenic trauma following percutaneous and minimally invasive surgical interventions. J Pak Med Assoc. 2020 02; 70(Suppl 1)(2):S83-S88.
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Are Emergently Placed Nephrostomy Tubes Suitable for Subsequent Percutaneous Endoscopic Renal Surgery? Urology. 2019 04; 126:45-48.
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Young Adult With Upper Abdominal Pain. Ann Emerg Med. 2018 07; 72(1):e3-e4.
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Toward Respiratory-Gated Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery: A Prospective Controlled Randomized Study. J Endourol. 2018 09 12; 32(9):812-817.