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Nephrectomy

Surgical Procedure

A nephrectomy is the surgical removal of a kidney, performed to treat a number of kidney diseases including kidney cancer. It is also carried out to remove a normal, healthy kidney from a living or deceased donor, forming part of the kidney transplant procedure that supplies the organ to a recipient.

Facts
Disputed
Origin Year
1869 1
Erastus B. Wolcott performed the first recorded nephrectomy in 1861 in Wisconsin, but the patient died 15 days later; Gustav Simon's planned nephrectomy in Heidelberg on 2 August 1869 is credited as the first with a surviving patient, so sources differ on whether 1861 or 1869 marks the treatment's true origin.
Classification
Status
Standard of Care 1
FAQs

What are the types of nephrectomy?

Cleveland Clinic names partial nephrectomy and radical nephrectomy.

Cleveland Clinic describes two types of nephrectomy procedures. In a partial nephrectomy, a surgeon removes only the diseased or damaged portion of the kidney. In a radical nephrectomy, a surgeon removes the entire kidney.
Connections

Treats

Hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell cancer syndrome, Conditions
Source National Organization for Rare Disorders: Hereditary Leiomyomatosis and Renal Cell Carcinoma (NORD Rare Disease Database)
Kidney Cancer, Conditions
Sources
1. Wikipedia
Wikipedia contributors, Wikimedia Foundation
Nephrectomy (Wikipedia)
  • History section, first recorded nephrectomy paragraph
    The first recorded nephrectomy was performed in 1861 by Erastus B. Wolcott in Wisconsin.
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nephrectomy, lead section
    A nephrectomy is the surgical removal of a kidney, performed to treat a number of kidney diseases including kidney cancer.
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National Organization for Rare Disorders: Hereditary Leiomyomatosis and Renal Cell Carcinoma (NORD Rare Disease Database)
National Organization for Rare DisordersTreats: Hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell cancer syndrome, Standard Therapies, Treatment
Quote, Treats: Hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell cancer syndrome, Standard Therapies, Treatment
complete removal of the kidney (total nephrectomy) should be considered
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