| percutaneous nephrolithotomy |
uses a scope placed through an incision in the side of the abdomen to remove a kidney stone that is too big to pass.
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| percutaneous nephrolithotomy |
Percutaneous means "through the skin." In PCN, the surgeon or urologist makes a 1-centimeter incision under local anesthesia in the patient's back, through which an instrument called a nephroscope is passed directly into the kidney and, if necessary, the ureter. Smaller stones may be manually extracted. Large ones may need to be broken up with ultrasonic, electrohydraulic or laser- tipped probes before they can be extracted. A tube may be inserted into the kidney for drainage.
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