Nephrectomy

A nephrectomy is the removal of a kidney. The question of whether the adrenal gland is left or removed with the kidney arose is class. The amount of kidney removed from the body ranges based of the seriousness of the affliction. This can be a partial removal of a diseased portion of the kidney, or a removal of much more. A radical operation removes the entire kidney, the ureter, the adrenal gland in question, as well as the fatty tissue that surrounds the kidney. In the case of a removal of a healthy kidney for transplant, the kidney and a section of the ureter.

The adrenal gland is only removed in cases with specific, usually grave, pathologies.




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http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/ency/nephrectomy.jsp