Body Area: Back / Spine

Body Parts: Back

Symptoms: Lump

Description:
Nephrectomy is the removal of the entire kidney or only a section. This procedure is performed patients with severe kidney damage from disease, injury, or congenital conditions. These include renal cell carcinoma and polycystic disease. Possible complications of a nephrectomy procedure include infection, bleeding and post-operative pneumonia. There is also risk of total kidney failure if the patient's other kidney ceases to function.