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Nephrectomy


Nephrectomy is the surgical removal of a kidney.There are various indications for this procedure, such as renal cell carcinoma, a non-functioning kidney (which may cause high blood pressure) and a congenitally small kidney (in which the kidney is swelling, causing it to press on nerves which can cause pain in unrelated areas such as the back). ...read more from Wikipedia

Fast Facts:

  • Simple nephrectomy, radical nephrectomy, and laparoscopic nephrectomy are the types of surgery preformed.1
  • The mortality rate after surgery is approximately 2%.2
  • Typical hospital stay is between 2 and 7 days.3

The Top 10 Resources on Nephrectomy

Selected by our Guides and Physician Review Team.

  1. Wikipedia: Nephrectomy
  2. eMedicine: Radical Nephrectomy | Partial Nephrectomy
  3. Aetna InteliHealth: Nephrectomy
  4. National Cancer Institute: Nephrectomy
  5. Medscape: Partial Nephrectomy Underused In Patients With Small Renal Tumors
  6. University of California, San Diego: Nephrectomy (Removal Of The Kidney) To Treat Kidney Cancer
  7. Medical News Today: Partial Nephrectomy For T1 Renal Cell Carcinoma Using A Microwave Tissue Coagulator (June 21, 2008)

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Research Notes References

  1. ↑ Aetna InteliHealth: Nephrectomy
  2. ↑ Medscape: Partial Nephrectomy Underused In Patients With Small Renal Tumors
  3. ↑ Wikipedia: Nephrectomy

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