Kidney removal, medically known as a nephrectomy, is a major surgical procedure performed to treat kidney disease, cancer, or to enable a healthy individual to donate a kidney. While the operation can ...

A woman has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against Allina Health System, a surgeon, and surgical staff, alleging the wrong organ was removed during a surgery. The lawsuit states Wendy Rappaport, ...

A surgery intended to remove a Twin Cities woman’s infected spleen ended with her healthy kidney being removed instead, according to a medical malpractice lawsuit filed in Hennepin County District ...