Laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy in patients surgically treated for morbid obesity

International Braz J Urol

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 377-379

  Branco, Anibal Wood ^a,b   Branco Filho, Alcides J ^a   Kondo, William ^a  

^a Cruz Vermelha Hospital   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Laparoscopy; Living donors; Morbid obesity; Nephrectomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447578797     PISSN: 16775538     EISSN: 16776119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1677-55382007000300010     Document Type: Article

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