Laparoscopic (vs. open) live donor nephrectomy: A UNOS database analysis of early graft function and survival

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 3, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1295-1301

  Troppmann, Christoph ^a   Ormond, Debra B ^b   Perez, Richard V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNITED NETWORK FOR ORGAN SHARING   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Kidney graft function; Kidney transplantation; Laparoscopic nephrectomy; Live donor; Rejection

Indexed keywords

CREATININE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE CLEARANCE; DATA BASE; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVING DONOR; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHRECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SAFETY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; DATABASES; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVING DONORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHRECTOMY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0141669245     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1600-6143.2003.00216.x     Document Type: Article

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