Strategies to Perform Pure Retroperitoneoscopic Donor Nephrectomy: A Single-Center Cohort Study

Mercimek M. N., Özden E., Yakupoğlu Y. K.

JOURNAL OF LAPAROENDOSCOPIC & ADVANCED SURGICAL TECHNIQUES, vol.30, no.5, pp.531-537, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 30 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.1089/lap.2019.0785
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF LAPAROENDOSCOPIC & ADVANCED SURGICAL TECHNIQUES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Page Numbers: pp.531-537
  • Keywords: laparoscopy, living donor, nephrectomy, retroperitoneal surgery, kidney transplantation, LEARNING-CURVE, EXPERIENCE, COMPLICATIONS
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Considering the increase in a number of vascular complications, right laparoscopic donor nephrectomy is less preferred due to achieving not only shorter renal vein but also longer renal artery. However, recent studies have indicated that the side of the surgery would not affect the outcomes.