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Nephrolithotomy is a term formed from two Greek words that mean "kidney" and "removing stones by cutting"

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What is Kidney Nephralithotems?

Do you mean nephrolithotomy? Well nephrolithotomy is a surgical procedure that removes kidney stones.


What does PCNL stand for?

Percutaneous nephrolithotomy


What does Percutaneous nephrolithotomy do?

It removes renal calculi (kidney stones)


What is the medical term meaning small incision in the back and inserting a nephroscope to crush and remove a kidney stone?

Nephrolithotomy is incision of the kidney to remove a stone.Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL)It depends on how long it takes your body to heal the right way because, would you want them letting you out of the hospital if you didn't heal correctly?


When was Percutaneous nephrolithotomy first done?

PCNL was first performed in Sweden in 1973


For what medical condition is percutaneous nephrolithotomy used?

This minimally invasive procedure is used to remove kidney stones


Which combining form means stone or calculus?

"litho-" as in "lithograph", "lithosphere", "nephrolithotomy" or "petro-" as in "petroleum", "petrify", "petroglyph".


What is the definition of Kidney Nephralitotems?

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 yourkidneyand 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.


What is an nephrothotomy?

An incision into the the renal pelvis and kidney in order to remove stones. Nephr/o/pyel/o/lith/o/tomy nephr/o- kidney pyel/o-renal pelvis lith/o- stones -tomy- surgical incision


What words have the Greek root dis in them?

I will provide 11 words to get you started: disabilitydisappeardisagreedisasterdiscarddischargedisciplediscoverdiscreetdisfiguredishonest


Explain surd to me as mathematics topic?

Surds are based on roots. Root 8 can be split into root 4 and root 2; as there's a root to 4, get that number, and multiply it by the remaining root. So root 8 = 2 root 2. Root 40 would be 2 root 10 Root 48 would be root 4, root 4, root 3 Root 48 = 4 root 3.


Is carrot a root or a stem?

Carrot is a root vegetable.