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Nephrectomy (nuh-FREK-tuh-me) is a surgical procedure to remove all or part of a kidney: 1  Complete nephrectomy. 2  During a complete (radical) nephrectomy, the surgeon removes the entire kidney.3  Partial nephrectomy. During a complete (radical) nephrectomy, the surgeon removes the entire kidney. 2  Partial nephrectomy. 3  In a partial nephrectomy, the surgeon removes diseased tissue from a kidney and leaves healthy tissue in place.
Surgical terms which refer to removal of a body part or internal organ end with, ectomy.. For example, the removal of a portion of a person's lung is referred to as a lobectâ¦omy.. The removal of one's adrenal glands (either the right or left adrenal gland) is called an adrenalectomy.. Removal of a kidney is termed as nephrectomy. ectomy.