Live donor nephrectomy.
Donor nephrectomy was performed on 39 living related renal donors. The preoperative evaluation, surgical technique, and postoperative follow-up are presented. Major or minor complications developed in 23 per cent of the patients and included acute myocardial infarction, brachial plexus injury, acute glomerulonephritis, ileus, pneumonia, and urinary tract infection. All complications had resolved by six months postoperatively.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001917:Brachial Plexus / Q000293:injuries; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology; D009392:Nephrectomy; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014019:Tissue Donors; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000209:etiology