Live kidney donation is an important alternative for patients with end‐stage renal disease. To date, the health of live kidney donors at long‐term follow‐up is good, and the procedure …
Background Chronic kidney disease is a graded and independent risk factor for substantial comorbidity and death. We aimed to examine new onset of chronic kidney disease in …
TG Nanidis, D Antcliffe, C Kokkinos… - Annals of …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Objective: The aim of this study was to compare laparoscopic versus open live donor nephrectomy using meta-analytical techniques. Summary Background Data: Laparoscopic …
G Mjøen, O Øyen, H Holdaas, K Midtvedt… - Transplantation, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Background. We assessed postoperative complication rates in living donor nephrectomies (LDN) during the last decade (1997–2008). Methods. Postoperative complications were …
VG Hadjianastassiou, RJ Johnson, CJ Rudge… - American Journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
The worldwide expansion of laparoscopic, at the expense of open, donor nephrectomy (DN) has been driven on the basis of faster convalescence for the donor. However, concerns …
OBJECTIVES: Because of the shortage of cadaveric kidneys, laparoscopic living donor nephrectomy (LLDN) has become a more common option for transplant recipients. The …
NM Shockcor, S Sultan, J Alvarez-Casas… - … Archives of Surgery, 2018 - Springer
Background The concept of a minimally invasive live donor nephrectomy developed over 20 years ago. Surgeons gained expertise with the laparoscopic technique and utilized multiple …
S Horgan, C Galvani, MV Gorodner, GR Jacobsen… - Surgical …, 2007 - Springer
Background The number of living-related donor kidney transplantations have increased since the advent of minimally invasive surgery. Robotic technology has emerged as a …
PURPOSE: Laparoscopic living donor nephrectomy offers patients the benefits of decreased morbidity and improved cosmesis, while maintaining equivalent graft outcomes and …