urinary system operative terms
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- intracorporeal lithotripsy
- method of destroying stones within the urinary tract using electrical energy discharges transmitted to a probe within a flexible endoscope; most commonly used to pulverize bladder stones
- noncontinent ileal conduit
- removal of a portion of the ileum to use as a conduit to which the ureters are attached at one end; the other end is brought through an opening (stoma) created in teh abdomen - urine drains continually into an external appliance (bag)
- nephrotomy
- incision into the kidney
- urinary diversion
- creation of a temporary or permanent diversion of the urinary tract to provide a new passage theough which urine exits the body; used to treat defects or disease such as bladder cancer
- stent placement
- use of a device (stent) to hold open vessels or tubes (e.g., an obstructed ureter)
- kidney tansplantation, renal transplantation
- transfer of a kidney from the body of one person (donor) to another
- nephrectomy
- excision of a kidney
- resectoscope
- urologic endoscope inserted through the urethra to resect (cut and remove) lesions of the bladder, urethra, or prostate
- nephrorrhaphy
- suture of an injured kidney
- continent urostomy
- an internal reservoir (pouch) constructed from a segment of intestine which diverts urine through an opening (stoma) that is brought throuhg the abdominal wall - a valve is created internally to prevent leakage and the patient empties the pouch by catheterization
- urologic endoscopic surgery
- use of specialized endoscopes (e.g., resectoscope) within the urinary tract to perform various surgical procerduers such as resection of a tumor, repair of an obstruction, stone retrieval, placement of a stent, and so on
- pyeloplasty
- surgical reconstruction of the renal pelvis
- orthotopic bladder neobladder
- bladder constructed from portions of intestine connected to the urethra, allowing "natural" voiding
- nephrolithotomy
- incision into the kidney for the removal of stones