Hand-assisted and conventional laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy: A comparison of two contemporary techniques

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 509-513

  Gershbein, Abbey B ^a   Fuchs, Gerhard J ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CREATININE;

ADHESION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DEVICE; DIALYSIS; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ISCHEMIA; KIDNEY DONOR; LAPAROSCOPE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NEPHRECTOMY; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; BLOOD VOLUME; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVING DONORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHRECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036393328     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/089277902760367476     Document Type: Article

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