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 ...

A study investigated the safety of nephrectomy after exposure to HIF-2α antagonists for localized VHL-deficient kidney cancer.

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

Stage 2 kidney cancer involves a tumor over 7 cm, confined to the kidney, often treated surgically. Diagnosis includes imaging, blood tests, and possibly biopsy to confirm cancer type and stage.

French surgeons wrongly removed a healthy kidney from a cancer patient, leaving the elderly man with just one of the blood cleaning organs—which is diseased. Radio France reported that in July of this ...