A comparison of pre- and post-operative outcomes in living donors undergoing transperitoneal laparoscopic nephrectomy and open nephrectomy: a retrospective single-center study
CONCLUSIONS: Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy can be safely performed at centers with expertise in laparoscopic surgery. Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy has better outcomes than open donor nephrectomy in terms of length of hospital stay, duration of urinary catheterization, operating time, and blood loss.PMID:38088685 | PMC:PMC10708893 | DOI:10.1590/1516-3180.2022.0488.R1.070723
Source: Sao Paulo Medical Journal - Category: General Medicine Authors: Ahmet Kele ş Cevdet Kaya Source Type: research
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