The surgical procedure to fix a floating kidney is called Nephropexy
Greek
the surgical fixation of a floating kidney
Oophoropexy is surgical fixation of the ovary.
Nephropexy.
Nephrorrhaphy of right kidney wound
50500 pg 185 CPT 2012
Now, why is your kidney floating? Isn't it supposed to be, like, inside you?
A floating kidney can move. Sometimes people are born with a low kidney called an anomaly and it never bothers them. Sometimes if you loose a lot of weight the kidney can displace into the lower regions and can still function but it can cause pain. If your kidney is low and causing problems you can have a surgery to fix it to where it is supposed to be.
Nephroptosis Floating kidney , Mobile kidney
Nephroureterectomy is surgical removal of the kidney and its ureter.
nephroptosis
nephropexy.
Do you mean nephrolithotomy? Well nephrolithotomy is a surgical procedure that removes kidney stones.