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I have had glomerulonephritis from age of 7 gfr is 9% i am 62. just been diagnosed with cancer in upper pole of left kidney, what's the procedure.
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Partial nephrectomy: Partial nephrectomy, preferably by a laparoscopic approach. Another option would be to do cryosurgery, where they freeze the tumor. Hope this helps.
Answered 9/29/2016
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