The physician told the patient who had a drooping kidney that it was necessary to attach the kidney back in place by performing a

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Nephropexy is the surgical procedure for attaching or suspending a drooping kidney back in place. Nephrolysis is the surgical procedure for freeing or releasing a kidney from adhesions or scar tissue. Renal transplant is the surgical procedure for replacing a damaged or non-functional kidney with a healthy donor kidney. Nephrotripsy is a historical term for a surgical procedure that involved breaking and crushing a kidney stone, which is no longer performed.

The Physician Told the Patient Who Had a Drooping Kidney