Kidney Removal Keyhole Surgery. Dec 2015 page 1 of 2 the procedure the kidney is removed by keyhole surgery using four to five incisions one of which is enlarged to remove the kidney. What is kidney removal.
This is called partial nephrectomy. Figure 1 shows the position of kidneys in the body and a cut away of a kidney kidney removal using keyhole surgery urology department patient information leaflet bladder. Nephrectomy is the medical term for the surgical removal of a kidney.
They are described as being bean shaped and dark red in colour.
When surgery is necessary small kidney masses should be removed by excising the lump only not the whole kidney. When surgery is necessary small kidney masses should be removed by excising the lump only not the whole kidney. They are described as being bean shaped and dark red in colour. What is kidney removal.