Laparoscopic versus conventional live donor nephrectomy: Experience in a community transplant program

American Surgeon

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 342-345

  Hawasli, Abdelkader ^a  

^a Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVING DONOR; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHRECTOMY; STATISTICS; TIME; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ABSENTEEISM; ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVING DONORS; MALE; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHRECTOMY; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035321539     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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