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  2. Nephropexy - Wikipedia

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    Nephropexy is the surgical intervention aiming to reposition and fixate a floating or mobile kidney. [1] This is done in order to prevent its descent ( nephroptosis ) or to deliberately move the kidney downward in order to compensate for a shortened ureter . [ 1 ]

  3. List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes - Wikipedia

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    nephropexy: phaco-lens-shaped Greek φᾰκός (phakós), lentil-bean phacolysis, phacometer, phacoscotoma -phagia, -phage: Forms terms denoting conditions relating to eating or ingestion Greek φαγία (phagía) eating < φᾰγεῖν (phageîn), to eat Sarcophagia-phago-eating, devouring Greek -φᾰ́γος (-phágos), eater of, eating ...

  4. Nephroptosis - Wikipedia

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    Nephropexy was performed in the past to stabilize the kidney, but presently surgery is not recommended in asymptomatic patients. A nephropexy does not guarantee the symptoms will go away. Laparoscopic nephropexy has recently become available for selected symptomatic patients. [2]

  5. Nephrology - Wikipedia

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    Nephrology (from Ancient Greek nephros 'kidney' and -logy 'the study of') is a specialty for both adult internal medicine and pediatric medicine that concerns the study of the kidneys, specifically normal kidney function (renal physiology) and kidney disease (renal pathophysiology), the preservation of kidney health, and the treatment of kidney disease, from diet and medication to renal ...

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  9. Nephrostomy - Wikipedia

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    A nephrostomy is performed whenever a blockage keeps urine from passing from the kidneys, through the ureter and into the urinary bladder.Without another way for urine to drain, pressure would rise within the urinary system and the kidneys would be damaged.