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Nephrotomy

Surgical Procedure

Nephrotomy is a surgical procedure in which a surgeon makes an incision directly into the kidney. The incision provides direct surgical access to the interior of the kidney. The source consulted for this entity gives only this brief definition; a fuller account of the procedure's specific indications is left to a future depth wave.

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1. Wikipedia
Wikipedia contributors, Wikimedia Foundationhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nephrotomy, lead section
Quote, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nephrotomy, lead section
Nephrotomy describes a surgical procedure in which an incision in the kidney is made.
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