A nephrostomy tube is a catheter that’s inserted through your skin and into your kidney to drain urine from your body. Here’s what to expect.

Urostomy and nephrostomy procedures both help urine exit the body. A urostomy replaces the bladder when it can no longer function properly because of conditions such as cancer or abdominal trauma.

Sometimes, your urine flow doesn’t work the way it should. This is when your doctor may suggest you get a short-term procedure called a nephrostomy tube. What Is a Nephrostomy Tube Procedure?

It's not easy peeing green. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A hospitalized man's case took a strange turn when his urine ...

I’m looking forward to when my cancer is entirely gone, the nephrostomy is no longer needed, and I can pee like the rest of humanity again.

An image of green urine provoked much discussion when posted on Figure 1, a website where doctors around the world share medical images and canvass their colleagues’ opinions.