OPS-Code 8-147.0:

A tube was inserted into your kidney.

There are 2 kidneys in the body. There is one on each side of the spine just below the ribcage. Each kidney is made up of renal tissue and a renal pelvis. The renal tissue purifies the blood and, by doing so, produces urine. The urine gathers in the renal pelvis. The urinary passages include the ureters, bladder and urethra. Urine flows from both kidneys into the bladder via the ureters. The urethra channels the urine outward from the bladder.

The tube is normally used to drain accumulated urine. The tube can be inserted into the kidney through a small incision in the skin. It may also be inserted through the urinary passages. The tube may drain into a collection bag outside the body. It is also possible for the tube to connect the kidney with urinary passages inside the body.