Kidney Resection

A kidney resection, also known as nephrectomy, is a surgical procedure that removes one of the two kidneys located at the back of the abdomen. The kidneys remove organic wastes and excess body fluid from the circulation to produce urine. A nephrectomy is a surgical procedure that includes removing a complete kidney from the body by a cut in the flank, the space between the ribcage and the hip. In a rare number of cases when cancer is suspected, a low or high cut, or an incision in the front of the abdomen, may be required, according to the tumor site.

If a person has impaired renal function or only has a single kidney, a partial nephrectomy, in which only a portion of the kidney is excised, may be performed in a low number of situations. A nephrectomy is typically performed to treat kidney cancer or a non-functioning kidney. A radical nephrectomy is performed in the case of kidney cancer. Radical nephrectomy involves removing the entire kidney, suprarenal gland, outer shell, adjacent fat, and associated veins in an effort to get rid the body of malignancy. A simple nephrectomy is performed on a non-functioning kidney caused by big stones, a limitation of blood flow, or aberrant kidney anatomy. Only the kidney is removed in a simple nephrectomy. To minimize repeated infections and the risk of serious morbidity as a result of infection, a simple nephrectomy is frequently performed.

In latest years, with the introduction and widespread use of abdomen Computed tomography scan and ultrasound imaging for a variety of abdomen and, on rare occasions, chest problems, the frequency of renal cell carcinoma has surged in asymptomatic individuals. Nowadays, more than half of all episodes of renal cell carcinoma are discovered by chance. These malignancies are usually smaller and earlier in stage, resulting in improved survival, recurrence, and metastatic percentages than renal cell carcinoma found in symptomatic patients. Symptomatic renal cell carcinoma manifests at a much higher stage and grade than accidentally detected tumors, and lesions are far more destructive, especially at later stages.