Hand-assisted laparoscopic living-donor nephrectomy as an alternative to traditional laparoscopic living-donor nephrectomy

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 2, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 983-988

  Buell, Joseph F ^a   Hanaway, Michael J ^a   Potter, Steven R ^a   Cronin, David C ^a   Yoshida, Atsushi ^a   Munda, Rino ^a   Alexander, J Wesley ^a   Newell, Kenneth A ^a   Bruce, David S ^a   Woodle, E Steve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Financial impact; Hand assisted laparoscopy; Kidney allograft; Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIDNEY DONOR; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEPHRECTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVING DONORS; NEPHRECTOMY; OHIO; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036870290     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-6143.2002.21017.x     Document Type: Article

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