nephrolithotomy

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nephrolithotomy [¦nef·rō·li′thäd·ə·mē]

(medicine)

Excision of renal calculi from the kidney.

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The technical name for this method is percutaneous (PER-kyoo-TAY-nee-us) nephrolithotomy (NEF-row-lith-AH-tuh-mee).

What Are Kidney Stones? by Pamphlet by: National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases

Smith remained one of the leading innovators in the field of endourology, pioneering several new operative techniques used in percutaneous nephrolithotomy treatment of kidney stones, percutaneous treatment of Transitional Cell Carcinoma and Endopyelotomy.

Professor Maurice Stephan Michel Awarded The Arthur D. Smith ... by Business Wire

Sometimes a procedure called percutaneous nephrolithotomy is recommended to remove a stone.

Kidney stones in adults by Pamphlet by: National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases

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