Nephropexy

Nephropexy is a surgical procedure that involves strengthening the kidney using special sutures or implants. This may be necessary for various kidney diseases, such as nephrolithiasis, pyelonephritis, tumors and others.

Nephropexy can be performed either as a stand-alone treatment or in combination with other methods such as nephrectomy or nephrolithotomy. The purpose of the operation is to strengthen the kidney and prevent it from moving or falling out of the pelvis.

After nephropexy, patients may experience discomfort in the area of ​​the kidney, but this usually goes away within a few days. In most cases, the operation is successful and improves the patient’s quality of life.

Nephropexy is a surgical intervention in which a non-radical operation performed to stop the growth of a tumor process in the kidney is aimed at the possibility of removing the kidney during a subsequent surgical intervention. The intervention is carried out with the aim of stopping tumor growth or gaining more time before the appearance of metastases or total necrosis, for example, in cancer patients who are at the last stage of the disease, when radical treatment is impossible. The abdominal surgery procedure can also be used if the patient is likely to undergo lifelong hormone therapy. In this case, the tumor is removed in combination with an artificial nephroretaining device for preserving the kidney - nephrospan.

Nephropexis for renal colic is a surgical intervention aimed at moving the kidney into the perirenal tissue to eliminate the cause of kidney blockage (often ureteral spasm).

Relevance of the problem

Acute renal failure due to impaired blood supply and congestion is observed in patients with partial uric acid diathesis ("high" uric acid syndrome), more often after colic or kidney tuberculosis, with acute hematomas, pelvic injuries. It is possible to develop functional kidney failure due to appendicitis, cholecystitis and a number of other diseases of the abdominal organs. There is an increase in the incidence of MOF during antibiotic therapy for active postgonococcal infection, taking into account reparative processes. Occurs predominantly in women