Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy

Surgical Innovation

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 195-199

  Cadeddu, Jeffrey A ^a   Ratner, Lloyd ^b   Kavoussi, Louis R ^b  

^a Southwestern illfedzcal School   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Kidney transplantation; Laparoscopy; Live donors; Nephrectomy

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVING DONOR; METHODOLOGY; NEPHRECTOMY; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW;

HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVING DONORS; NEPHRECTOMY; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 0034278834     PISSN: 15533506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/155335060000700307     Document Type: Article

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