Laparoscopic living-donor nephrectomy : analysis of the existing literature

Fornara, Paolo

doi:10.1016/j.eururo.2010.04.003

Laparoscopic living-donor nephrectomy : analysis of the existing literature

Date Issued

2010-01-01

Author(s)

Greco, Francesco

Hoda, M Raschid

Alcaraz, Antonio

Bachmann, Alexander

Hakenberg, Oliver W

Fornara, Paolo

DOI

10.1016/j.eururo.2010.04.003

Abstract

Laparoscopic living-donor nephrectomy (LLDN) has achieved a permanent place in renal transplantation and in some centers has replaced open donor nephrectomy as the standard technique.