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nephrectomy Definition

ne·phrec·tomy (nə frektə mē)

noun pl. -·mies

surgical removal of the kidneys

Etymology: nephr- + -ectomy

nephrectomy Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • undergo: Patients and methods Tumors from 2 7 patients with RCC were assessed: all patients had undergone nephrectomy.
  • perform: This specimen is from a radical nephrectomy performed for a renal cell carcinoma.

Preposition: for

  • carcinoma: METHODS: We conducted a consecutive retrospective study of 173 patients after radical nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma.

Adjective modifier

  • laparoscopic: We report our experience with retroperitoneal laparoscopic partial nephrectomy.
  • partial: PATIENTS AND METHODS: Between 1980 and 1997, 146 patients underwent partial nephrectomy at the University of California-Los Angeles Medical Center.
  • radical: Once radical nephrectomy becomes inevitable, renal dialysis or transplant is required ( Ref.
  • right: These include, small bowel resection, stoma, excision of fistulas, right nephrectomy, oophorectomy and possible hysterectomy.
  • cytoreductive: Bromwich E, Hendry D, Aitchison M. Cytoreductive nephrectomy: is it a realistic option in patients with renal cancer?

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