Anemia, a lack of red blood cells, can cause fatigue, pale skin, weakness, dizziness, headache and more. Anemia, chronic disease. Anemia of chronic disease (ACD) can cause fatigue, pale skin, weakness, dizziness, headache and more. Atrial fibrillation. Atrial fibrillation is a heart condition that causes heart palpitations, confusion, dizziness and more.
Guide. In percutaneous nephrolithotomy or nephrolithotripsy, the surgeon makes a small incision in your back to remove kidney stones. He or she then puts a hollow tube into your kidney and a probe through the tube. In nephrolithotomy, the surgeon removes the stone through the tube. In nephrolithotripsy, he or she breaks the stone up and then removes the fragments of the stone through the tube.
Simple nephrectomy or open kidney removal: 1  You will be lying on your side. 2  Muscle, fat, and tissue are cut and moved. 3  The tube that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder (ureter) and blood vessels are cut away from the kidney. 4  Sometimes, just a part of the kidney may be removed. 5  The cut is then closed with stitches or staples.