Nephrectomy

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Nephrectomy is the surgical removal of a kidney. There are various indications for this large procedure, such as renal cell carcinoma, a non-functioning kidney (which may cause high blood pressure) and a congentally small kidney (in which it's swelling to cope with load presses on nerves causing pain in unrelated areas such as the back or testicles).

Nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma is rapidly being modified to allow partial removal of the kidney.

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