title: Pretransplant bilateral hand-assisted laparoscopic nephrectomy in adult patients with polycystic kidney disease.
abstract: Laparoscopic procedures continue to gain popularity over traditional open procedures for a number of abdominal and pelvic surgeries. With increasing experience, the application of this technique is rising because it provides an alternative, less invasive, approach to various surgical procedures. Herein, we report our experience with adult patients with polycystic kidney disease, requiring bilateral laparoscopic nephrectomy before renal transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport 71130, USA. fzaman@lsuhsc.edu
authors.forename: Fahim
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zaman
authors.forename: Atta
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nawabi
authors.forename: Kenneth D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Abreo
authors.forename: Gazi B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Zibari
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D007690:Polycystic Kidney Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors