Nonelective laparoscopic donor nephrectomy can be done safely.
Foster
Clarence E
CE
Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA. cfoster@smail.umaryland.edu
Borboroglu
Prodromos G
PG
Bartlett
Stephen T
ST
Jacobs
Stephen
S
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000601:surgery; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000601:surgery; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D010535:Laparoscopy; D007902:Length of Stay; D019520:Living Donors; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012449:Safety; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome