Mercy Robotic Surgery

Nephrectomy

If you have been diagnosed with a kidney condition such as kidney cancer your surgeon may recommend a radical nephrectomy procedure. During a nephrectomy your surgeon will remove your entire kidney.

A nephrectomy procedure performed with the daVinci Surgical System compared to traditional, open surgery or laparoscopic surgery, offers numerous possible benefits including:

• less pain
• less scarring
• lower risk of long-term complications
• less blood loss and need for transfusion during surgery
• lower risk of wound infection
• shorter hospital stay
• faster return to normal daily activities
• increased likelihood of kidney preservation

Dr. Saleem Zafar talks about a total Nephrectomy.