| Title | Right donor nephrectomy: a comparison of hand-assisted transperitoneal and retroperitoneal laparoscopic approaches |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2004 |
| Authors | Buell JF, Abreu SC, Hanaway MJ, Ng CS, Kaouk JH, Clippard M, Zaki S, Goldfarb DA, Woodle ES, Gill IS |
| Journal | Transplantation |
| Volume | 77 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pagination | 521 - 5 |
| Date Published | 46419 |
| Accession Number | 15084928 |
| Keywords | *Living Donors, Adult, Female, Humans, Kidney / physiopathology, Kidney Transplantation, Laparoscopy / adverse effects / *methods, Male, Middle Aged, Nephrectomy / adverse effects / *methods, Postoperative Period, Retroperitoneal Space / surgery, Time Factors, Tissue and Organ Harvesting / adverse effects / *methods |
| Abstract | BACKGROUND: We compare the anatomic and functional outcomes of right live-donor nephrectomy (LDN) using either a hand-assisted approach (HALDN) or a pure retroperitoneoscopic approach (RLDN) in two institutions. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Data were recorded prospectively in 59 patients undergoing right LDN using either hand-assisted (n=31) or pure retroperitoneoscopic (n=28) approaches. All HALDN cases were performed at the University of Cincinnati, and all RLDN cases were performed at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. RESULTS: Demographics were similar with respect to age (41.1+/-11.5 vs. 44.5+/-8.5 years) and human leukocyte antigen mismatches (2.7+/-1.8 vs. 2.6+/-1.6). Operative times were longer for HALDN (3.4+/-0.7 vs. 3.0+/-0.7 hours, P |
| Notify Library Reference ID | 236 |
