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Pinpoint the Correct PCN Tube Codes for Placement, Exchange, and Removal

Published on Thu Sep 24, 2026

Is imaging guidance included or not? Find out. A percutaneous nephrostomy (PCN) tube is a small, flexible catheter that is inserted through the skin directly into the kidney to drain urine. The tube serves as an alternative pathway for urine flow when the normal drainage system is blocked or compromised as a result of ureteral obstruction, hydronephrosis, malignancy, infection, or [...]
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