title: Maximizing the right renal vein length in laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy.
abstract: Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy has become the standard of care at increasing numbers of renal transplant programs worldwide. The majority of laparoscopic living donor kidneys are procured from the left side because of the longer renal vein and improved transplantation. The aim of this article is to report a technique to maximize the right renal vein length by performing a hand-assisted cavotomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology and General Surgery, Red Cross Hospital, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. anibal@awbranco.com.br
authors.forename: Anibal W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Branco
authors.forename: Alcides J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Branco Filho
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kondo
authors.forename: Marco A de
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: George
authors.forename: Ronaldo M de
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.forename: Rafael F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Maciel
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D019520:Living Donors; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D012082:Renal Veins / Q000033:anatomy & histology