Kidney removal, also called nephrectomy, is surgery to remove all or part of a kidney. You may be having:
Nephrectomy; Simple nephrectomy; Radical nephrectomy; Open nephrectomy; Laparoscopic nephrectomy; Partial nephrectomy
DescriptionThis 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:
For radical nephrectomy or open kidney removal:
For laparoscopicsurgery:
Sometimes, your surgeon may make a cut in a different place than described above.
Some hospitals and medical centers are doing this surgery using robots. See also: Robotic surgery
Why the Procedure Is PerformedKidney removal may be recommended for:
Risks for any surgery are:
Risks for this procedure are:
Always tell your doctor or nurse:
During the days before the surgery:
On the day of the surgery:
You will stay in the hospital for 2 to 7 days, depending on the type of the surgery you have. During a hospital stay, you may:
Recovering from open surgery may be painful because of where the surgical cut is. Recovery after a laparoscopic procedure is usually quicker, with less pain.
Outlook (Prognosis)The outcome is usually good when a single kidney is removed. If both kidneys are removed, or the remaining kidney does not work well enough, you will need hemodialysis or a kidney transplant.
ReferencesNovick AC. Open surgery of the kidney. In: Wein AJ, ed. Campbell-Walsh Urology. 9th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 50.
Kidney removal, or nephrectomy, is surgery to remove all or part of a kidney. It may involve:
Nephrectomy; Simple nephrectomy; Radical nephrectomy; Open nephrectomy; Laparoscopic nephrectomy; Partial nephrectomy
DescriptionThis 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:
For radical nephrectomy or open kidney removal:
For laparoscopic surgery:
Sometimes, your surgeon may make a cut in a different place than described above.
Some hospitals and medical centers are doing this surgery using robots. See also: Robotic surgery
Why the Procedure Is PerformedKidney removal may be recommended for:
Risks for any surgery are:
Risks for this procedure are:
Always tell your doctor or nurse:
During the days before the surgery:
On the day of the surgery:
You will stay in the hospital for 2 to 7 days, depending on the type of the surgery you have. During a hospital stay, you may:
Recovering from open surgery may be painful because of where the surgical cut is. Recovery after a laparoscopic procedure is usually quicker, with less pain.
Outlook (Prognosis)The outcome is usually good when a single kidney is removed. If both kidneys are removed, or the remaining kidney does not work well enough, you will need hemodialysis or a kidney transplant.
ReferencesNovick AC. Open surgery of the kidney. In: Wein AJ, ed. Campbell-Walsh Urology. 9th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 50.
Reviewed ByReview Date: 09/03/2010
David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; Scott Miller, MD, Urologist in private practice in Atlanta, Georgia. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
Nephroureterectomy is surgical removal of the kidney and its ureter.
Dialysis is artificial removal of wastes by an external device - not the kidney. Filtration is removal of wastes by the kidney.
No it does not.
adrenalectomy
Surgical removal of a ureter. This usually includes removal of the associated kidney as well.
The removal of a kidney is a large decision that could be caused by a variety of reasons. Some of these include a failing organ, or donating the organ to another patient.
kidney is the most important product for removal of waste products.Cortex part of kidney plays very important role .
No. An incision is made in the front of the body.
No. Damage to the prostate CAN.
because it still hurts
Kidney Removal
Yes, if you wish to.