Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy vs. open live donor nephrectomy: A quality of life and functional study

Clinical Transplantation

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 102-109

  Buell, Joseph F ^a   Lee, Lucy ^b   Martin, Jill E ^b   Dake, Natalie A ^b   Cavanaugh, Teresa M ^b   Hanaway, Michael J ^c   Weiskittel, Pat ^a   Munda, Rino ^c   Alexander, J Wesley ^c   Cardi, Michael ^d   Peddi, V Ram ^c   Zavala, Edward Y ^a,b,d   Berilla, Elaine ^d   Clippard, Marketa ^c   First, M Roy ^c   Woodle, E Steve ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d CHRIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Kidney transplant; Laparoscopic donor neprectomy; Open live donor nephrectomy; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HERNIA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LIVING DONOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NEPHRECTOMY; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHORT FORM 36; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UNITED STATES; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE RETENTION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVING DONORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHRECTOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 13644259481     PISSN: 09020063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0012.2004.00308.x     Document Type: Article

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