Kidney removal
Alternate Names : Nephrectomy, Simple nephrectomy, Radical nephrectomy, Open nephrectomy, Laparoscopic nephrectomy, Partial nephrectomy
After the Procedure
You will stay in the hospital for 2 to 7 days, depending on the type of the surgery you have. During a hospital stay, you may: - Be asked to sit on the side of the bed and walk on the same day at surgery
- Have a tube, or catheter, that comes from your bladder
- Have a drain that comes out through your surgical cut
- Not be able to eat the first 1 to 3 days, and then you will begin with liquids
- Be encouraged to do breathing exercises
- Wear special stockings to prevent blood clots
- Receive shots under your skin to prevent blood clots
- Receive pain medicine into your veins or pills
Recovering from open surgery may be painful because of where the surgical cut is. Recovery after a laparoscopic procedure is usually quicker, with less pain.
Prognosis
The outcome is usually good when a single kidney is removed. If both kidneys are removed, or the remaining kidney does not work well enough, you will need hemodialysis or a kidney transplant.
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