[Living donor kidney transplantation: a surgical procedure].
OBJECTIVE
The objective of this paper is to review the various surgical techniques for living donor kidney transplantation.


METHODS
We perform a bibliographic review adding our experience in living kidney transplantation.


RESULTS
We present various techniques indicating which one is the most appropriate for each case.


CONCLUSIONS
We should promote living door kidney transplantation if we want to increase the number of transplants performed. It is a complex transplant because the graft lacks of vascular patches; there are various surgical techniques that we can choose depending on the case.
Gutiérrez del Pozo
Rafael
R
Servicio de Urología, Hospital Clinico de Barcelona, España.
Truán Cacho
David
D
Franco de Castro
Agustín
A
D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D019520:Living Donors; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods*