What is Nephrectomy?
Category: Surgeries
Most popular types: Right partial nephrectomy Left partial nephrectomy
Nephrectomy is the surgical removal of all or part of a kidney. Indications for this procedure may include renal cell carcinoma, a non-functioning kidney and a congenitally small kidney. When one is donating a kidney for a kidney transplant, a nephrectomy is also performed on the patient.
| Purpose | Patients | Evaluations | Perceived Effectiveness |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renal cell cancer | 156 | 16 | |
| Polycystic kidney disease | 3 | 1 | |
| Retroperitoneal fibrosis | 2 | 1 | |
| Back pain around kidneys | 1 | 1 | |
| Hydronephrosis left kidney | 1 | 0 | |
| Lung cancer | 1 | 0 |
- Major
- Moderate
- Slight
- None
- Can't tell
Side effects
Side effects as an overall problem
| Severity | Evaluations | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Severe | 4 | |
| Moderate | 2 | |
| Mild | 5 | |
| None | 7 |
Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Nephrectomy
| Side effect | Patients | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Pain | 3 | |
| Abdominal adhesions | 1 | |
| Back pain | 1 | |
| Fatigue | 1 | |
| Fever/chills | 1 | |
| Flank hernia | 1 |
Duration
Stopped having Nephrectomy
| Duration | Patients | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Less than 1 month | 48 | |
| 1 - 6 months | 1 | |
| 1 - 2 years | 1 | |
| 2 - 5 years | 1 |
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