Nephrectomy (neh-FREK-tuh-mee) at Medical Drugs Glossary

What is Nephrectomy (neh-FREK-tuh-mee)? Surgery to remove a kidney or part of a kidney. In a partial nephrectomy, part of one kidney or a tumor is removed, but not an entire kidney. In a simple nephrectomy, one kidney is removed. In a radical nephrectomy, an entire kidney, nearby adrenal gland

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