title: Review of 333 living donor nephrectomies.
abstract: We reviewed the operative complications in 333 living related donor nephrectomies done at our institution over the past 12 years. The overall complication rate was 17.1%; only three patients (0.9%) had major complications, and none died. The major complications were a delayed splenectomy because of bleeding, an adrenalectomy, and acute renal failure in one patient in the immediate postoperative period. We concluded that donor nephrectomy done through a flank incision results in minimal morbidity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham 35294.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Ottelin
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Bueschen
authors.forename: L K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Lloyd
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Joseph
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Diethelm
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Burns
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014019:Tissue Donors