title: Is laparoscopic donor nephrectomy here to stay?
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Open live donor nephrectomy is safe and provides kidneys of excellent quality. The complexity of the laparoscopic donor technique has raised considerable concerns.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty-six laparoscopic live donor nephrectomies were done from October 1997 to October 1998.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All kidneys had immediate function. All recipients except 1 had serum creatinines less than 2.0 mg at 2 months posttransplantation. Three complications (wound infection, neuroma, reoperation) occurred. There was no mortality.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Proper surgical training and patient selection can result in a safe donor operation that provides kidneys of excellent quality.
authors.affiliation: Transplantation Services, Washington Hospital Center, DC 20010, USA.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Finelli
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Barhyte
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Trollinger
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Light
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000502:physiology; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000379:methods*