(nef-REK-toe-mee): Surgery to remove a kidney Radical nephrectomy removes the kidney, the adrenal gland, nearby lymph nodes and other surrounding tissue Simple nephrectomy removes only the kidney Partial nephrectomy removes the tumor but not the entire kidney
a removal of a kidney or removal of the kidney by an incision through the anterior abdominal wall; performed by either a transperitoneal or extraperitoneal technique