1. Risk Factors for Perioperative Complications in Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy
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Victor P. Alberts, Mirza M. Idu, Robert C. Minnee, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, and Surgery
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Transplantation ,medicine.medical_specialty ,business.industry ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Economic shortage ,Perioperative ,Disease ,Kidney Transplantation ,Nephrectomy ,Kidney transplant ,Living donor ,Surgery ,Medical benefit ,Risk Factors ,Living Donors ,Tissue and Organ Harvesting ,Hand-Assisted Laparoscopy ,Humans ,Medicine ,Hand assisted ,Intraoperative Complications ,business - Abstract
Living donor kidney transplant is the preferred treatment for end-stage renal disease; however, the shortage of kidney donors remains a big problem. One of the major reasons for the shortage of living donors is the risk of potentially serious surgical complications of a procedure in which the donor has no personal medical benefit. Therefore it is important to understand the risk factors for perioperative complications associated with donor nephrectomy. Hand-assisted laparoscopic donor nephrectomy is the preferred approach for kidney procurement in many medical centers. This review gives an overview of the risk factors in donor nephrectomy and more specifically in hand-assisted laparoscopic donor nephrectomy. (C) 2014 NATCO, The Organization for Transplant Professionals
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- 2014
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