Plan - Urinary Tract Procedures

Question 1

cystectomy

Answer 1

surgical removal of the bladder

Question 2

cystolithectomy

Answer 2

surgical removal of a stone in the bladder

Question 3

cystostomy

Answer 3

creation of an opening in the bladder

Question 4

extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL)

Answer 4

breakdown of kidney stones using sound waves generated outside the body

Question 5

fulguration

Answer 5

use of electric current to destroy tissue

Question 6

heminephrectomy

Answer 6

surgical removal of half a kidney

Question 7

heminephroureterectomy

Answer 7

surgical removal of half a kidney and a ureter

Question 8

hemodialysis

Answer 8

procedure for removing waste from the bloodstream

Question 9

intracorporeal lithotripsy

Answer 9

breakdown of kidney stones using a device placed inside the body

Question 10

kidney dialysis

Answer 10

procedure for removing waste from the blood (a shorter name for hemodialysis)

Question 11

laparonephrectomy

Answer 11

surgical removal of a kidney through the abdomen

Question 12

lithectomy

Answer 12

surgical removal of a stone

Question 13

lithocystotomy

Answer 13

incision into the bladder to remove a stone

Question 14

lithonephrotomy

Answer 14

incision into a kidney to remove a stone

Question 15

lithotripsy

Answer 15

breakdown of a stone

Question 16

meatoplasty

Answer 16

surgical reconstruction of the opening of the urethra

Question 17

meatorrhaphy

Answer 17

suture of the opening of the urethra

Question 18

nephrectomy

Answer 18

surgical removal of a kidney through the abdomen

Question 19

nephrocystanastomosis

Answer 19

opening of a passageway between a kidney and the bladder

Question 20

nephrolithotomy

Answer 20

incision into a kidney to remove a stone

Question 21

nephropexy

Answer 21

surgical fixation of a kidney

Question 22

nephrorrhaphy

Answer 22

suture of a kidney

Question 23

nephrostomy

Answer 23

creation of an opening in a kidney

Question 24

nephrotomy

Answer 24

incision into a kidney

Question 25

nephroureterectomy

Answer 25

surgical removal of a kidney and ureter

Question 26

pyelolithotomy

Answer 26

incision into a renal pelvis to remove a stone

Question 27

pyeloplasty

Answer 27

surgical reconstruction of a renal pelvis

Question 28

pyelostomy

Answer 28

creation of an opening in a renal pelvis

Question 29

pyelotomy

Answer 29

incision into a renal pelvis

Question 30

renal angioplasty

Answer 30

surgical reconstruction of a kidney blood vessel

Question 31

ureteroileostomy

Answer 31

creation of an opening between a ureter and the ileum (a portion of the small intestine)

Question 32

ureteronephrectomy

Answer 32

surgical removal of a kidney and ureter

Question 33

ureteroplasty

Answer 33

surgical reconstruction of a ureter

Question 34

ureterorrhaphy

Answer 34

suture of a ureter

Question 35

urethrectomy

Answer 35

surgical removal of the urethra

Question 36

urethropexy

Answer 36

surgical fixation of the urethra

Question 37

urethroplasty

Answer 37

surgical reconstruction of the urethra

Question 38

urethrotomy

Answer 38

incision into the urethra

Question 39

urinary catheterization

Answer 39

insertion of a catheter into the bladder to drain urine

Question 40

urostomy

Answer 40

creation of an opening in the urinary tract, normally to divert urine flow away from a diseased bladder

Question 41

vesicostomy

Answer 41

creation of an opening in the bladder

Question 42

vesicotomy

Answer 42

incision into the bladder