Serpentine Belt Serpentine Belts, also known as Poly-V, Multi-Rib, Multi-V or Poly Rib belts, are the unsung hero of your car?s engine. This single, continuous belt is used to drive many components, including your vehicle?s alternator, water pump, power steering pump, air conditioning compressor, air pump and more.
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.
Hysterectomy is surgery to remove the uterus. It is a very common type of surgery for women in the United States. Removing your uterus means that you can no longer become pregnant. Why is hysterectomy done? Hysterectomy is used to treat many womenâs health conditions. Some of these conditions include the following: Uterine fibroids (this is the most common reason for hysterectomy) Endometriosis. Pelvic support problems (such as uterine prolapse) Abnormal uterine bleeding. Chronic pelvic pain. Gynecologic cancer.