Hand-assisted laparoscopic donor nephrectomy: initial 40 cases

Kocak B., Acikgoz A., Bilen C. Y., Kar A., Sarıkaya Ş., Buyukalpelli R.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF UROLOGY, cilt.35, sa.4, ss.329-334, 2009 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 35 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF UROLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.329-334
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Kidney transplantation, laparoscopy, nephrectomy, tissue donors
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: The laparoscopic donor nephrectomy (LDN) is becoming the standard of care, by keeping in with the success of the open approach and offering potential advantages such as less post-operative pain, early mobilization, shorter hospitalization, earlier return to normal activity, less incisional morbidity, and more acceptable cosmetic results. Here, we present our experience and outcome of LDN in 40 patients.