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treatment > surgery > nephrectomy

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nephrectomy  

Definition

  • A nephrectomy is the surgical removal of a kidney, performed to treat a number of kidney diseases including kidney cancer. It is also done to remove a normal healthy kidney from a living or deceased donor, which is part of a kidney transplant procedure.

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/INS-JN957F9F-R

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