Description
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Purpose
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Insertion
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A surgeon or radiologist inserts the catheter through the skin of the lower back into the kidney
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Drainage
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The catheter allows for external drainage of urine
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Locking mechanism
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Prevents the catheter from accidentally slipping
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PCN stands for percutaneous nephrostomy. The procedure is used to temporarily drain urine. A patient may have one tube in one kidney, or two tubes, one in each kidney.
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