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)

More general terms

• urologic surgery
• surgical resection (excision)

More specific terms

• kidney donation
• nephrectomy with ureterectomy
• nephroureterectomy
• partial nephrectomy
• radical nephrectomy