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.
Kidney removal, or nephrectomy, is surgery to remove all or part of a kidney. It may involve: Part of one kidney removed (partial nephrectomy) All of one kidney removed (simple nephrectomy) Removal of one entire kidney, surrounding lymph nodes, and the adrenal gland (radical nephrectomy)