Robotic assisted kidney transplantation

Pranjal Modi, Bipinchandra Pal, Jayesh Modi, Suresh Kumar, Akshay Sood, Mani MenonIndian Journal of Urology 2014 30(3):287-292Kidney transplantation is the standard of care for patients with end stage renal disease. While open surgery remains the gold standard, minimally invasive surgery has recently been introduced for the recipient undergoing kidney transplantation. We review the evolution of techniques of minimally invasive surgery for kidney transplantation with specific emphasis on technical aspects of robotic assisted kidney transplantation.

Source: Indian Journal of Urology - July 1, 2014 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Pranjal ModiBipinchandra PalJayesh ModiSuresh KumarAkshay SoodMani Menon Source Type: research