January 10, 2008 — Most patients found to have a small kidney tumor, between 2 and 4 cm in size, have the whole kidney removed. However, new findings suggest that for younger patients a partial ...

Kidney removal, medically known as a nephrectomy, is a major surgical procedure performed to treat kidney disease, cancer, or to enable a healthy individual to donate a kidney. While the operation can ...

Minimally invasive techniques enable partial nephrectomies, preserving kidney function in most kidney cancer cases. Multidisciplinary care integrates surgery with targeted therapies and ...