Laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy: The preliminary experience

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 365-368

  Hensman, C ^a   Lionel, G ^a   Hewett, P ^a   Mohan Rao, M ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy; Laparoscopy; Renal transplantation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LIVING DONOR; NEPHRECTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVING DONORS; NEPHRECTOMY;

EID: 0032933097     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1622.1999.01574.x     Document Type: Article

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