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  2. Nephrectomy - Wikipedia

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    Nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma is rapidly being modified to allow partial removal of the kidney. Nephrectomy is also performed for the purpose of living donor kidney transplantation. [1] A nephroureterectomy is the removal of a kidney and the entire ureter and a small cuff of the bladder for urothelial cancer of the kidney or ureter. [9]

  3. Laparoscopy - Wikipedia

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    The first video-assisted laparoscopic surgery was performed in 1987, a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. [54] Before this time, the operating field was visualised by surgeons directly via a laparoscope. In 1987, Alfred Cuschieri performed the first minimally invasive surgery in the UK with his team at Ninewells Hospital after working with multiple ...

  4. Single-port laparoscopy - Wikipedia

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    Single-port laparoscopy (SPL) is a recently developed technique in laparoscopic surgery. It is a minimally invasive surgical procedure in which the surgeon operates almost exclusively through a single entry point, typically the patient's navel. Unlike a traditional multi-port laparoscopic approach, SPL leaves only a single small scar.

  5. On National Donor Day: Watch a mom meet the woman saved ... - AOL

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    Watch the video at the top to see a grieving mom meet the woman saved by her late son's kidney donation. Just one donor can save multiple lives, but not enough people are registered donors. Of ...

  6. Robot-assisted surgery - Wikipedia

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    [25] [89] The existing open surgery technique has many flaws such as limited access to the surgical area, long recovery time, long hours of operation, blood loss, surgical scars, and marks. [ 90 ] The robot's costs range from $1 million to $2.5 million for each unit, [ 1 ] and while its disposable supply cost is normally $1,500 per procedure ...

  7. Pyeloplasty - Wikipedia

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    Pyeloplasty is a type of surgical procedure performed to treat an uretero-pelvic junction obstruction if residual renal function is adequate. [1]This revision of the renal pelvis treats the obstruction by excising the stenotic area of the renal pelvis or uretero-pelvic junction and creating a more capacious conduit using the tissue of the remaining ureter and renal pelvis.

  8. Legislation proposed shifting control of zoning for clean ...

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    (The Center Square) – Republicans in the Michigan House have proposed legislation which would change the zoning laws for clean energy projects. While they argue it returns control to local ...

  9. Renal replacement therapy - Wikipedia

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    In 1982, the use of CAVH in Vicenza was extended for the first time to a neonate with the application of specific minifilters . Two years later, CAVH began to be used to treat septic patients, burn patients and patients after transplantation and cardiac surgery, even with regional citrate anticoagulation. [ 15 ]