a tubular medical instrument inserted through an incision in the skin to enable examination of a kidney
Derived forms
nephroscopy (nɪˈfrɒskəpɪ)
noun
Examples of 'nephroscope' in a sentence
nephroscope
The use of the nephroscope provided a wide visual field.
Khalid M Alotaibi 2018, 'Percutaneous retropelvic endopyelotomy for treatment of ureteropelvic junction obstruction',Urology Annalshttp://www.urologyannals.com/article.asp?issn=0974-7796;year=2018;volume=10;issue=4;spage=358;epage=362;aulast=Alotaibi. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The nephroscope was advanced from the renal pelvis to the retropelvic space through that window.
Khalid M Alotaibi 2018, 'Percutaneous retropelvic endopyelotomy for treatment of ureteropelvic junction obstruction',Urology Annalshttp://www.urologyannals.com/article.asp?issn=0974-7796;year=2018;volume=10;issue=4;spage=358;epage=362;aulast=Alotaibi. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Surgery was performed using a pediatric ureteroscope used as a nephroscope and a speciallydesigned sheath with a suction attachment.
Kaushik Shah, Madhu Sudan Agrawal, Dilip Kumar Mishra 2017, 'Superperc: A new technique in minimally-invasive percutaneous nephrolithotomy', Indian Journal of Urologyhttp://www.indianjurol.com/article.asp?issn=0970-1591;year=2017;volume=33;issue=1;spage=48;epage=52;aulast=Shah. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)