Open Surgery

A nephrectomy (both partial and whole kidney removal) can be performed using open surgery. Fewer, but larger, incisions are made and the recovery time might be slightly longer than for laparoscopic surgery.

The surgery downloadable chart provides more details about the different surgical techniques.

Download the Surgical Options Chart

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