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Nephrectomy

Known as: Nephrectomies, nephrectomy procedure 
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… 
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Educational aspectsGenitourinary systemKidneyUrinary system

Broader (3)

Excisionkidney surgerynephroureterectomy

Narrower (3)

Heminephrectomypartial nephrectomyradical nephrectomy

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Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Effect of protein intake on renal function and structure in partially nephrectomized rats.
To examine the effect of high protein intake on renal function and structure in rats with 5/6 nephrectomy chronic renal failure… 
Review
1980
Review
1980
Comparison of computed tomography and angiography in the evaluation of renal cell carcinoma.
CT scans and angiograms in patients with renal cell carcinoma were reviewed to determine their accuracy in predicting perinephric… 
1980
1980
Hypertension Produced by Sodium Depletion and Unilateral Nephrectomy A New Experimental Model
SUMMARY Unilateral nephrectomy of sodium-restricted male Sprague-Dawiey rats produced a sustained elevation in systolic Mood… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
A Rat Model for the Study of Growth Failure in Uremia
Extract: The growth of children with chronic renal disease is poor and the cause of this stunting is not known. Various factors… 
1972
1972
Hypertrophy of the normal human kidney following contralateral nephrectomy.
Intravenous pyelograms were performed on 22 kidney donors, both before and from 2 weeks to 4 years after nephrectomy. A… 
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Regression of cardiac hypertrophies of various origin.
Enlargement of the heart was produced in rats by four methods: (a) unilateral nephrectomy with DOC pellet implantation and salt… 
1964
1964
MECHANISMS OF HEMODYNAMIC CONTROL OF SECRETION OF ALDOSTERONE IN THE DOG.
Changes in aldosterone and cortisol secretions were measured in response to constriction of the thoracic inferior vena cava and… 
1962
1962
[Accelerated induction of kidney neoplasms in mice after X radiation (690 rad) and unilateral nephrectomy].
Groups of young adult (C57L x A)F/sub 1/ mice were subjected to several dlfferent treatments includlng 690 rad wholebody x… 
1961
1961
Hyperplasia after unilateral nephrectomy and role of excretory load in its production
Using P32 uptake in DNA nucleotides as an index of mitoses, hyperplasia in the kidney has been studied in rats both after… 
Review
1958
Review
1958
Erythrocythemia (polycythemia) and hydronephrosis; report of a case with radio-iron studies, with recovery after nephrectomy.
A GROWING series of case reports suggest that there may be a relation between kidney tumors and polycythemia. In a review of 273…