Rhabdomyolysis Associated With Laparoscopic Live Donor Nephrectomy and Concomitant Surgery: A Note of Caution [3]

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 3, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1457-1458

  Troppmann, Christoph ^a   Perez, Richard V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; KIDNEY DONOR; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LETTER; LIVING DONOR; MALE; NEPHRECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SURGICAL RISK;

HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVING DONORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHRECTOMY; OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; RISK FACTORS; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 0142027115     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1600-6135.2003.00250.x     Document Type: Letter

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