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nephrectomy

[nə′frek·tə·mē]

(medicine)

Surgical removal of a kidney.

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The current study confirms the results from our earlier study based on 221 nephrectomies.

Renal lymph nodes for tumor staging: appraisal of 871 nephrectomies with examination of hilar fat

Although simple nephrectomies are generally thought to be easier than radical nephrectomies, adhesions secondary to previous pyelonephritis and larger nonfunctioning kidneys can be challenging in simple nephrectomy cases.

Retroperitoneoscopic nephrectomy has better perioperative outcomes than transperitoneal laparoscopic nephrectomy in obese patients: Retroperitoneoskopik nefrektomi obez hastalarda transperitoneal laparoskopik nefrektomiden daha iyi perioperatif sonuclara sahiptir

During the time period of the study, at our institution, partial nephrectomies for T1a tumors increased in frequency: 1998-2002, 24% partial; 2003-2005, 26% partial; and 2006-2008, 55% partial.

Nonneoplastic renal cortical scarring at tumor nephrectomy predicts decline in kidney function

Retroperitoneal approach is advantageous to transperitoneal approach in terms of operative time, blood loss, and length of hospital stay for laparoscopic nephrectomies.

The impact of laparoscopic fellowship programme on laparoscopic nephrectomy experience: a brief report / Laparoskopik nefrektomi deneyimi uzerine uzmanlik sonrasi laparoskopi egitim programinin etkileri: kisa bir rapor

Laparoscopic surgeries made up 4% of radical nephrectomies in 2000-2001 and 19% of those done in 2002-2003.

Nephrectomies shifting toward laparoscopy

To our knowledge, we are the first study to review our initial experience with the zero ischemia protocol in robotic-assisted partial nephrectomies at a Canadian hospital.

Zero ischemia robotic-assisted partial nephrectomy in Alberta: initial results of a novel approach

Although most surgeons still perform open procedures, especially on diseased kidneys, some nephrectomies are performed endoscopically for organ donation to maximize patient willingness to donate and to mitigate the fear of donation.

Surgeon Completes World's First Minimally Invasive Kidney Removal Using Robotic Assistance

The 16 LESS surgeries included 7 dismembered pyeloplasties (44%), 4 unilateral and 1 bilateral varicocelectomies (31%), 2 simple nephrectomies (13%), 1 renal cyst decortication (6%) in a child with large symptomatic multicystic kidney, and 1 pyelolithotomy (6%) in a child who had cystinuria and a history or multiple percutaneous nephrolithotomies (Table 1).

Laparo-endoscopic single site surgery in pediatrics: feasibility and surgical outcomes from a preliminary prospective Canadian experience

She was followed monthly by nephrology until she received a cadaveric renal transplant 21 months after the nephrectomies.

Simultaneous bilateral laparoscopic nephrectomy in a child with peritoneal catheter dialysis using a 4-port trans-abdominal technique

In a series of 800 partial nephrectomies completed laparoscopically and conducted between 1999 and 2008, the diameter of the lesions ranged from 1.

Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma in a horseshoe kidney

Implementation and external validation of Preoperative Aspects and Dimensions Used for an Anatomical (PADUA) score for predicting complications in 74 consecutive partial nephrectomies.

The association between the anatomical features of renal tumours and the functional outcomes of robot-assisted partial nephrectomy

We compared the complications and renal functional outcomes after nephrectomies according to surgical methods.

Comparison of robotic and open partial nephrectomy: Single-surgeon matched cohort study

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