Laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy: A comparison with the conventional open approach

Journal of Urology

Volumn 165, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 766-769

  Brown, Scott L ^a   Biehl, Thomas R ^a   Rawlins, Mathew C ^a   Hefty, Thomas R ^a  

^a VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Kidney; Kidney transplantation; Laparoscopy; Nephrectomy; Tissue donors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LIVING DONOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHRECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH;

EID: 0035131394     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)66521-4     Document Type: Article

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