Mayo Clinic study confirms living kidney donor surgery is low risk for most patients

ROCHESTER, Minn. — The risk of major complications for people who donate a kidney via laparoscopic surgery is minimal. That is the conclusion of a 20-year Mayo Clinic study of more than 3,000 living kidney donors. Only 2.5% of patients in the study experienced major complications, and all recovered completely. "Th e results of this study are extremely reassuring for individuals who are considering being living kidney donors. We found that this lifesaving surgery, when performed…
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