title: Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy: standard of care or unnecessary risk of organ loss?
abstract: Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy was developed to remove disincentives to live donation. It has been demonstrated to decrease the length of hospitalization, postoperative pain, time to convalescence and activity, while providing an optimal cosmetic result. Initial reports suggest that laparoscopic donor nephrectomy is feasible and equivalent to open donor nephrectomy.
authors.affiliation: Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD 21287-2101, USA.
authors.forename: D Y
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Ratner
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Kavoussi
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000592:standards*; D019520:Living Donors; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000592:standards*