Aortic Valve Surgery – Open

Aortic Valve Surgery – Open

Blood flows out of your heart and into a large blood vessel called the aorta. The aortic valve connects the heart and aorta. The aortic valve opens so blood can flow out. It then closes to keep blood from returning to the heart. You may need aorti…

Kidney Removal

Kidney removal, or nephrectomy, is surgery to remove all or part of a kidney. It may involve: Part of one kidney removed (partial nephrectomy) All of one kidney removed (simple nephrectomy) Removal of one entire kidney, surrounding lymph nodes, an…