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Do you take nephrostomy tubes out when a cancer patient is put in hospice?
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∙ 12y ago
You don't. Urine/waste products will need to be drained by the tubes from the kidneys (ex. would be if pt had bladder cancer). Nephrostomy tubes should not cause pain and are necessary to provide comfort during the dying process.
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∙ 12y ago
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What condition is treated with a salpingo-oophorectomy?
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What are the normal results of a salpingo-oophorectomy?
If the surgery is successful, the fallopian tubes and ovaries will be removed without complication, and the underlying problem resolved. In the case of cancer, all the cancer will be removed and you will not be able to bear children
