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In percutaneous nephrolithotomy or nephrolithotripsy, the surgeon makes a small incision in your back to remove

kidney stones. He or she then puts a hollow tube into your

kidneyand a probe through the tube. In nephrolithotomy, the surgeon removes the stone through the tube. In nephrolithotripsy, he or she breaks the stone up and then removes the fragments of the stone through the tube.

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