title: Laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy: debating the benefits. Pro: similar costs to traditional surgery and procedure wins donors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md., USA.
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Kavoussi
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Sosa
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Montgomery
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Ratner
mesh_terms: D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000191:economics*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000191:economics*; D019520:Living Donors; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000191:economics*