Laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy: Initial experience

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 179-181

  Defechereux, T ^a   Hamoir, E ^a   Detry, O ^a   De Roover, A ^a   Bonnet, P ^a   Honore P ^a   Meurisse, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Case report; Kidney transplantation; Laparoscopy; Living donor; Morbidity; Nephrectomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748574617     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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