Kidney removal?

Kidney removal?
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DefinitionKidney removal, also called nephrectomy, is surgery to remove all or part of a kidney. You may be having:Part of one kidney removed (partial nephrectomy)All of one kidney removed (simple nephrectomy)Removal of all of one kidney, lymph nodes, and the adrenal gland (radical nephrectomy)Alternative NamesNephrectomy; Simple nephrectomy; Radical nephrectomy; Open nephrectomy; Laparoscopic nephrectomy; Partial nephrectomyDescriptionThis surgery is done in the hospital while you are asleep and pain-free (general anesthesia). The procedure can take 3 hours.For simple nephrectomy or open kidney removal:You will be lying on your side. Your surgeon will make an incision (cut) up to 12 inches long. This cut will be on your side, just below the ribs or right over the last ribs.Muscle, fat, an
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