Which surgical procedures remove a severely damaged kidney from a patient with end-stage kidney failure and insert a new kidney from a donor?
A)nephrectomy, transplantation
B)cystoscopy, lithotripsy
C)stone basketing, nephropexy
D)urethroplasty, nephrectomy

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Nephrectomy is the surgical removal of a kidney, and transplantation is the procedure of implanting a new kidney from a donor. This is the standard treatment for end-stage kidney failure. The other options listed are not relevant to this condition.

Which Surgical Procedures Remove a Severely Damaged Kidney from a Patient