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PARAPERITONEAL NEPHRECTOMY

\pˈaɹəpəɹˌɪtə͡ʊnə͡l nɛfɹˈɛktəmɪ], \pˈaɹəpəɹˌɪtə‍ʊnə‍l nɛfɹˈɛktəmɪ], \p_ˈa_ɹ_ə_p_ə_ɹ_ˌɪ_t_əʊ_n_əl n_ɛ_f_ɹ_ˈɛ_k_t_ə_m_ɪ]\

Definitions of PARAPERITONEAL NEPHRECTOMY

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.

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N. Performed by an incision in the side below the ribs, the kidney being reached by a blunt dissection behind the peritoneum.

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop

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