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• Nephrostomy Tube (Lower Mainland) [English] Public

  

  This pamphlet provides a brief description of the medical imaging procedure nephrostomy tube including information on who will be performing procedure?, prior to procedure instructions, what happens during procedure?, will it hurt?, how long it will take?, risks or complications, what happens afterwards?, follow-up instructions and information on who to contact if experiencing problems. This is a thin plastic tube that goes through the skin of your lower back directly into a kidney. This tube drains urine from the kidney when urine cannot flow normally. X-ray, ultrasound, and fluoroscopy are used to guide the procedure. (English) Colour

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  English (264652), French (264799)

  Printing Cost:

  $0.06 (B&W) $0.36 (Colour)

  Packaging Unit Quantity:

  50

  Printshop Number:

  264652

  Body Location:

  • Kidneys and Urinary System

  Disorders and Conditions:

  • Kidney/Renal

  Keywords:

  • Kidney,
  • Ureter,
  • Urine,
  • Blocked,
  • LML

  MESH:

  • Nephrostomy, Percutaneous

  Demographic:

  • All

  Site:

  • Lower Mainland

  Program:

  • Lower Mainland Medical Imaging

  Professional or Practice Group:

  • Radiology

  Cross Reference on Location:

  Interventional Radiology

  Format:

  Pamphlet

  Paper Size:

  8.5 x 11 Letter

  Paper Colour:

  White

  Title Page Paper Colour:

  White

  Folding:

  Letter fold

  Plain Language:

  True

  Record Type:

  FHA

  Revision Date:

  October 31, 2015

  Next Revision Date:

  October 31, 2018

  Record Created:

  December 10, 2014

  Record Modified:

  January 08, 2021

  Packaging Unit Quantity:

  50

  Impressions:

  2
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