nephrectomy
A nephrectomy is surgery to remove all or part of a kidney, performed through several different approaches depending on how much tissue must be removed.
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133 matchesnephroureterectomy
Surgery to remove a kidney and its ureter.
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A tumor of the central or peripheral nervous system.
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Omentectomy removes the omentum, a fatty membrane that drapes over the abdominal organs, most often performed during surgery for ovarian or gastrointestinal cancer.
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Oophorectomy is the surgical removal of one or both ovaries, performed for conditions such as ovarian masses, cancer risk, or disease.
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An operation to remove all or part of the colon through a long incision made in the wall of the abdomen.
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An operation to remove part or all of the prostate gland through an incision in the lower abdomen or perineum (the area between the anus and scrotum).
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Surgery to remove one or both testicles.
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Surgery to remove one or both testicles.
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Removing part or all of a gland that quietly does two unrelated jobs, so what is taken decides which of them stops.
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An operation aimed at a gland most people cannot name, usually done because one of the four has grown a benign lump.
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Removal of the large salivary gland in front of the ear, an operation planned around the facial nerve threaded through it.
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Surgery to remove part of the bladder (the organ that holds urine).
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Surgery to remove the uterus, but not the cervix.
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An operation to remove part of the larynx (voice box).
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The removal of cancer as well as some of the breast tissue around the tumor and the lining over the chest muscles below the tumor.
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Kidney tissue does not grow back, and keeping more of it lowers the chance of kidney trouble years after the cancer is gone.
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Surgery to remove part of one ovary or part of both ovaries.
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Surgery to remove most, but not all, of the vulva (the external female genital organs, including the clitoris, vaginal lips, and the opening to the vagina).
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Surgery to remove an affected area of the vulva (the external female genital organs, including the clitoris, vaginal lips, and the opening to the vagina) along with a small amount of surrounding…
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