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nephrectomy
Indications:
- kidney cancer
- renal cell carcinoma
- Wilm's tumor
- non-functioning kidney causing hypertension
- organ donation for renal transplantation (kidney)
Procedure:
- removal of one or both kidney(s)
Specific
kidney donation
nephrectomy with ureterectomy
nephroureterectomy
partial nephrectomy
radical nephrectomy
General
urologic surgery
surgical resection (excision)
References
- Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
- Wikipedia: Nephrectomy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nephrectomy
- Mayo Clinic: Nephrectomy
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/nephrectomy/MY01181
- National Kidney Foundation: Nephrectomy
http://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/nephrectomy.cfm