nephrectomy
Surgical kidney removal
Nephrectomy is the surgical removal of a kidney.
The procedure may be partial, removing only diseased tissue, or radical, removing the entire organ along with surrounding tissue.
Nephrectomies treat kidney cancer, severe damage, or prepare for organ donation: The donor underwent a nephrectomy last Tuesday.
Invasive medical procedure
- surgeonPhysician who operates
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
- sutureMedical wound closure
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
laparoscopy · robotic · scalpel · hemostasis · dissection · ligature · sterile · theater
Of the kidneys
- glomerulusCapillary knot filtering blood
- cortexOrgan's external tissue
- medullaInnermost organ tissue
- ureterKidney-to-bladder tube
calyx · pyramid · capsule · arteriole · filtration · creatinine · urea · parenchyma
Urinary system physician
- nephrologistKidney disease physician
- cystectomySurgical organ excision
- prostatectomySurgical gland excision
- lithotripsyShattering calculi with soundwaves
bladder · catheterization · stent · biopsy · dialysis · hematuria · anuria · creatinine clearance
One who contributes freely
- recipientOne who receives something
- living donorConscious person giving tissue
- cadavericOf or like corpses
- immunosuppressionReduced bodily defense activation
rejection · compatibility · allocation · procurement · organ · graft · waiting list · matching
Abnormal tissue mass
- cancerUncontrolled cell proliferation disease
- carcinomaEpithelial malignant tumor
- polycysticHaving many cysts
- malignancyCancerous, invasive growth
Root-indicating symbol
- partialFavoring one side
- simpleFree of complexity
- laparoscopicVia small abdominal incisions
- openNot closed
surgery
Invasive medical procedure
anesthesia · laparoscopy · robotic · scalpel · hemostasis · dissection · ligature · sterile · theater · preoperative
renal
Of the kidneys
- glomerulusCapillary knot filtering blood
- cortexOrgan's external tissue
- medullaInnermost organ tissue
ureter · calyx · pyramid · capsule · arteriole · filtration · creatinine · urea · parenchyma · hilum
urologist
Urinary system physician
- nephrologistKidney disease physician
- cystectomySurgical organ excision
- prostatectomySurgical gland excision
lithotripsy · bladder · catheterization · stent · biopsy · dialysis · hematuria · anuria · creatinine clearance · adrenalectomy
donor
One who contributes freely
- recipientOne who receives something
- living donorConscious person giving tissue
- cadavericOf or like corpses
immunosuppression · rejection · compatibility · allocation · procurement · organ · graft · waiting list · matching · preservation
tumor
Abnormal tissue mass
- cancerUncontrolled cell proliferation disease
- carcinomaEpithelial malignant tumor
- polycysticHaving many cysts
malignancy · cyst · trauma · calculi · obstruction · atrophy · infection
radical
Root-indicating symbol
- partialFavoring one side
- simpleFree of complexity
- laparoscopicVia small abdominal incisions
- medical proceduressurgery, transplant, bypass surgery, biopsy, heart surgery
- surgeriessurgery, appendectomy, hysterectomy, minor surgery, elective surgery
- proceduresprocedure, surgery, procedures, process, autopsy
- surgical removalsexcision, removal, tumor excision, resection, mastectomy
- vet proceduresspay, neuter, spaying, neutering, surgery
- urologyurologist, urology, bladder, kidneys, urethra