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Wakefield Hospital - Urology
Private Surgical Service, Urology
Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy
A thin wire is inserted into your lower back and guided using x-ray imaging to your kidney. A small incision (cut) is then made on your back and a narrow tube is inserted and follows the guide wire to the kidney. The kidney stone(s) is then removed or broken up.
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