What type of procedure involves a kidney segment being removed along with the ligation of the renal blood supply to that segment?

a. Radical nephrectomy
b. Nephrectomy
c. Partial nephrectomy
d. Nephrostomy


ANS: C
Partial excision of the kidney may be sufficient when there is localized disease. The parenchyma of the diseased lobe is resected from the capsule by blunt dissection and the blood supply to that lobe is identified, ligated, and divided.

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