Comparative Outcomes of Hand-assisted Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy Using Midline Incision or Low Transverse Incision for Hand-assisted Port Placement.
CONCLUSIONS: Hand-assisted laparoscopic donor nephrectomy with low transverse incision is more painful and necessitates a longer hospital stay and longer surgical procedure. Despite these disadvantages, hand-assisted laparoscopic donor nephrectomy with low transverse incision can offer a better cosmetic outcome with no definitive differences regarding renal function compared with a midline incision. Surgeons should consider these aspects when deciding on the best method for donor nephrectomy.
PMID: 27221719 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Experimental and Clinical Transplantation : official journal of the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation - Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Gwon JG, Jun H, Kim MG, Boo YJ, Jung CW Tags: Exp Clin Transplant Source Type: research
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