surgery to remove a kidney or part of a kidney. in a partial nephrectomy, part of one kidney or a tumor is removed, but not an entire kidney. in a simple nephrectomy, one kidney is removed. in a radical nephrectomy, an entire kidney, nearby adrenal gland and lymph nodes, and other surrounding tissue are removed. in a bilateral nephrectomy, both kidneys are removed.
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