Kidney surgery is performed to treat a variety of conditions and is usually performed by a urologist.

What kind of surgeon does kidney surgery?

The urologic surgeon may perform a nephrectomy through a single incision in the abdomen or side (open nephrectomy) or through a series of small incisions in the abdomen using a camera and small instruments (laparoscopic nephrectomy).

Do general surgeons operate on kidneys?

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: While in adults, nephrectomy falls under the purview of urologists, both pediatric urologists (PURO) and pediatric general surgeons (GPS) perform extirpative renal surgery.