Nephrectomy abroad is performed by experienced surgeons, oncologists and transplant specialists who apply innovative standards and carry out effective comprehensive treatment of severe nephrological diseases.
To whom and how is a nephrectomy performed?
Nephrectomy is a complex operation, and if possible, doctors try to limit themselves to the organ–preserving option, or partially resect the kidney. But with widespread and aggressive oncological processes, they opt for radical intervention to prevent recurrence and further spread of cancer cells in the abdominal cavity and retroperitoneal space.
In addition to cancer, nephrectomy is performed for such pathologies:
- Mechanical damage to the organ with the inability of natural regeneration
- Renal polycystic kidney disease
- Hydronephrosis
- Atrophy
- Advanced and complicated forms of chronic pyelonephritis
- Kidney stone disease with large calculi
- Congenital malformations incompatible with the normal functioning of the kidney
- Nephronecrosis
- Nephrectomy is also performed for the purpose of organ donation to the recipient.
In foreign clinics, surgical intervention is preferred to be performed through laparoscopic access – this shortens and facilitates the recovery process, as well as protects the patient from the typical risks of abdominal surgery. With partial renal resection, it is possible to use single-port laparoscopy (SILS method), which allows manipulation through a single micro-puncture. Rehabilitation should be carried out under the supervision of the attending physician. Patients are prescribed supportive treatment and rehabilitation procedures.
Advantages of nephrectomy abroad
Nephrectomy in foreign clinics has a number of advantages:
- Continuous robotic control of medical manipulations
- The use of innovative minimally invasive techniques
- Careful and thorough monitoring of the patient's condition from the moment of surgery planning until discharge
- Availability of progressive conservative treatment methods
- Comfortable accommodation for patients and accompanying persons
- Thorough preoperative diagnosis
- Round-the-clock care and care of medical staff
- Competent rehabilitation programs
The attending doctor will give you recommendations on further treatment tactics, protection from complications of nephrectomy, nutrition reorganization and screening diagnostics in the future. Most patients who have undergone nephrectomy abroad quickly return to their usual lives and go into stable remission even with severe chronic pathologies.
