"Nephrectomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Excision of kidney.
| Descriptor ID |
D009392
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.950.774.435
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| Concept/Terms |
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Nephrectomy".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Nephrectomy".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Nephrectomy" by people in this website by year, and whether "Nephrectomy" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2003 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2004 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2005 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2006 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2007 | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| 2008 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 2009 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| 2010 | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| 2011 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2012 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2013 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2016 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 2017 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2018 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2019 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2020 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nephrectomy" by people in Profiles.
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A Rare Case of Seronegative anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane Disease with Pulmonary Involvement. R I Med J (2013). 2026 Apr 01; 109(4):52-54.
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SP Retroperitoneal Robotic Nephrectomy via Lower Anterior Approach for Xanthogran-ulomatous Pyelonephritis in a Horseshoe Kidney. Int Braz J Urol. 2026 Jan-Feb; 52(1).
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Randomized, Prospective Evaluation of Hemostatic Agents in Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy. J Urol. 2026 05; 215(5):526-534.
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A Two-Center Randomized Controlled Trial to Assess Financial Incentives for Compliance With Living Kidney Donor Follow-Up in the United States. Clin Transplant. 2025 Dec; 39(12):e70401.
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The Nephrologist's Perspective in Evaluation and Management of Localized Renal Masses: Core Curriculum 2025. Am J Kidney Dis. 2025 Nov; 86(5):690-701.
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Interobserver Reproducibility of Pelvicalyceal Invasion in Renal Cell Carcinoma Nephrectomies Among Genitourinary Pathologists. Am J Surg Pathol. 2025 12 01; 49(12):1307-1314.
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Metastatic renal cell carcinoma with fibromyomatous stroma associated with tuberous sclerosis or MTOR, TSC1/TSC2-Mutations: A Series of 4 cases and a review of the literature. Hum Pathol. 2024 Nov; 153:105680.
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Urologic oncology case volume among early career urologists: An analysis of certification data from the American board of urology between 2003 and 2019. Urol Oncol. 2025 05; 43(5):335.e9-335.e15.
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Minimizing and managing needle and instrument loss during pediatric robotic surgery. J Pediatr Urol. 2024 08; 20(4):776-777.
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An International Survey of Genitourinary and Renal Pathologists Regarding Evaluation of the Non-Neoplastic Parenchyma in Kidney Cancer Specimens. Int J Surg Pathol. 2024 Apr; 32(2):273-278.