Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
radical nephrectomy
rad·i·cal ne·phrec·to·my [ ra-dih-kul neh-frek-toh-mee ]
Definitions related to radical nephrectomy:
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Surgery to remove an entire kidney, nearby adrenal gland and lymph nodes, and other surrounding tissue.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Surgical removal of a kidney, the adrenal gland, adjacent lymph nodes, and other surrounding tissue.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Nephrectomy has many indications, for both simple and radical approaches. A simple nephrectomy is indicated in patients with irreversible kidney damage due to symptomatic chronic infection, obstruction, calculus disease, or severe traumatic injury.WebMD, 2019
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