Nephrotic Syndrome: Surgery
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Surgery
Surgery is not used to treat nephrotic syndrome. But if treatment is not controlling your condition and you have developed chronic kidney disease, your doctor may recommend a kidney transplant.
| Last updated: | June 13, 2007 |
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| Author: | Monica Rhodes |
| Reviewed By: | E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine, D.C. Mendelssohn, MD, FRCPC - Nephrology |
| Editors: | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS, Pat Truman, MATC |
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