Is nephrectomy a major surgery?

Nephrectomy is a routine urological procedure. It requires a high level of experience, but is generally safe. Nephrectomy is mainly used when the affected kidney does not function, or when the kidney is large and hydronephrosis causes a non-functioning kidney, kidney atrophy, pyonephrosis, or renal malignancy. Kidney surgery was mainly laparoscopic nephrectomy, or traditional open nephrectomy. It was not considered too big an operation in urology, but a routine operation. The operation time was about one hour. After the operation, he needed to recover for about seven days before he could be discharged from the hospital. He had to prevent strenuous labor within half a year, check his kidney function regularly, and prevent oral nephrotoxic drugs.