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A nephrectomy is a major surgical procedure that is performed to remove all or part of the kidney. The kidneys are two small, bean-shaped organs in the abdomen that filter waste products from the blood. A nephrectomy is performed when the kidney is damaged, the kidney no longer functions properly, one has kidney cancer, or if one is donating their kidney. For more details about kidney removal surgeries, one can consult Dr. Niren Rao, a kidney doctor in Delhi, at Dr. Niren Rao’s Urology Practice.