Open AccessTransperitoneal laparoscopic left versus right live donor nephrectomy: Comparison of outcomes
Author(s) -
Shrinivas Rudrapatna Pandarinath,
Babulal Choudhary,
Harvinder Singh Chouhan,
Shivashankar Rudramani,
Deepak Dubey
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of urology/indian journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-3824
pISSN - 0970-1591
DOI - 10.4103/0970-1591.134244
Subject(s) - medicine , nephrectomy , surgery , creatinine , acute tubular necrosis , laparoscopy , renal function , blood loss , thrombosis , deep vein , kidney , urology
Although laparoscopic donor nephrectomy (LDN) is being performed at many centers, there are reservations on the routine use of laparoscopy for harvesting the right kidney due to a perception of technical complexity and increased incidence of allograft failure, renal vein thrombosis and the need for more back-table reconstruction along with increased operative time.