[Clinical observation of hand-assisted laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the feasibility and advantage of hand-assisted laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy in renal transplantation.


METHODS
Six living relative donors received retroperitoneal left-side laparoscopic nephrectomy. The operating time of nephrectomy, the warm ischemic time, the recovery time of allograft and donors were recorded and analyzed.


RESULTS
The mean operating time of nephrectomy was 150 minutes, the mean warm ischemic time was 3.5 minutes, and the mean time of micturition after graft reperfusion was 82 seconds. The donors recovered rapidly and returned to normal within 30 days . The urine volume and renal function of the 6 recipients were normal without complications in the following 3 months.


CONCLUSIONS
Hand-assisted laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy is feasible with short operating time and warm ischemic time; the donors experience less pain, and recover rapidly. This technique may be widely used in living donor nephrectomy.
Chen
Xiang
X
Department of Urology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China cxiang1007@126.com
Liu
Hai-tao
HT
Zhou
Cheng
C
Xie
Jin-liang
JL
Qi
Fan
F
Xiao
Jun-wei
JW
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D019520:Living Donors; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting; D055815:Young Adult