The nephrostomy tube is put in to drain your urine directly from your kidneys.
If your ureters get blocked by stones or blood clots, urine stays in your kidneys and will cause problems. Your ureters are connected to your bladder. Urine from your kidneys passes through tubes called ureters. You may need a nephrostomy tube when something is blocking the normal flow of urine. The nephrostomy tube drains urine from your kidney into a collecting bag outside your body.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: What is a nephrostomy tube?Ī nephrostomy tube is a catheter (thin plastic tube) that is inserted through your skin and into your kidney.
