Nephroscopy
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Nephroscopy is an endoscopic examination of the kidney.{{cn|date=February 2022}}
It was first performed percutaneously in 1941.{{cite book|author=Arthur D. Smith|title=Smith's textbook of endourology|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wo8cgdAsL-EC&pg=PA123|accessdate=1 July 2011|year=2007|publisher=PMPH-USA|isbn=978-1-55009-365-0|pages=123–}}
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