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| tests to measure kidney and ureter flow and pressure, where sterile fluid is introduced through a ureterostomy or catheter into the kidney or bladder to flood it |
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| plastic repair of the ureter |
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| freeing of fibrous tissue of the ureter |
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| connection of upper ureter to renal pelvis |
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| conection of upper ureter to renal calyx |
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| bypass of obstructed ureter |
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| destruction of tissue using an electrical current |
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| T or F: An indented code does not include radiographic services if it wasn't included in the main code |
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| 50955-RT, 50684-59-RT, 74425 |
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| Endoscopic biopsy of the right ureter through an established stoma. A ureterography was performed where contrast medium was injected through ureterostomy. There was radiological supervision and interpretation. The injection was a uniquely distinct procedure. |
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| contrast is injected into the lower end of the urinary system and flows backwards through the system, allowing visualization |
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| T or F: 50955 and 50684 cannot usually be reported together because they are usually bundled into one code. |
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| bilateral ureteroneocystostomy |
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| surgical formation of a new passage between the ureter and urinary bladder |
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| incision is made in the skin into the bladder to remove a calculus, but the bladder neck is not excised |
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| transvesical ureterolithotomy |
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| incision is made into the bladder and ureter to remove a stone |
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| electrohydraulic fragmentation |
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| use of a probe containing two electrodes which are applied to each side of a calculus and administered an electrical current |
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| a sharply pointed surgical instrument that may be used in aspiration procedures |
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| plastic tube with a needle on the end |
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| cyst between the umbilicus and bladder dome that is often diagnosed in young children when it becomes infected |
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| congenital abnormality in which prenatal tissue remains, causing drainage to the umbilicus, resulting in infection |
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| total pelvic exenteration |
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| removal of the pelvic organs and adjacent structures due to malignancy |
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| x-ray of the lower urinary tract |
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| another name for urethrocystography |
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| procedure performed for bladder cancer where an anticarcinogenic agent is introduced into the bladder by means of a catheter, retained for a period of time, then drained |
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| pertains to the motion and flow of urine |
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| urethral pressure profile |
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| where the ureter joins with the bladder |
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