Living donor nephrectomy: surgical aspects.
A series of 143 living donor nephrectomies during a 14 year period is presented. The overall complication rate was 16 per cent. The incidence of wound complications was 4.2 per cent and of lower urinary tract infections 9.8 per cent. To date no donor has had known significant problem related to the nephrectomy or to the solitary kidney status.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D005190:Family; D005192:Family Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension / Q000209:etiology; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D014019:Tissue Donors; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery