Which organ is removed during a nephrectomy?

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Multiple Choice

Which organ is removed during a nephrectomy?

Explanation:
Nephrectomy means surgically removing a kidney. That’s why the organ being removed is the kidney. The other organs listed—liver, heart, and spleen—are involved in different surgeries (liver-related procedures, cardiac surgery, splenectomy), not nephrectomy. In some cases only part of a kidney is taken (partial nephrectomy), but the overall concept of nephrectomy is removing a kidney.

Nephrectomy means surgically removing a kidney. That’s why the organ being removed is the kidney. The other organs listed—liver, heart, and spleen—are involved in different surgeries (liver-related procedures, cardiac surgery, splenectomy), not nephrectomy. In some cases only part of a kidney is taken (partial nephrectomy), but the overall concept of nephrectomy is removing a kidney.

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