The tubes take urine directly from the kidneys to small bags on the outside of the body. Technically, someone can have nephrostomy tubes for as long as needed—years or even decades. But after several ...

You may still pass some urine the normal way, even with a nephrostomy tube. You may feel the need to go to the bathroom more often when you have advanced ovarian cancer.

The procedure, which Sterman said is being evaluated in a handful of centers across the United States, as well as in Europe, works by temporarily inserting a nephrostomy tube into the patient after ...

Patients undergoing a nephrostomy for uropathy were retrospectively analysed, with particular interest in hormone status and blood levels.

A nephrostomy is an opening between the kidney and the skin, and thin plastic tube may be inserted to drain blocked urine. After experiencing symptoms such as pins and needles in her limbs, Violet ...