Laparoscopic living-donor nephrectomy: Analysis of the existing literature

European Urology

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 498-509

  Greco, Francesco ^a   Hoda, M Raschid ^a   Alcaraz, Antonio ^b   Bachmann, Alexander ^c   Hakenberg, Oliver W ^d   Fornara, Paolo ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Complications; Indications; Laparoscopy; Living donor nephrectomy; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; HUMAN; HYBRID; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY GRAFT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LAPAROSCOPIC LIVING DONOR NEPHRECTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVING DONOR; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDLINE; NEPHRECTOMY; OPEN STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVING DONORS; NEPHRECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77956540359     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2010.04.003     Document Type: Review

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