Laparoscopic kidney transplantation.
We present the details of the first laparoscopic transplantation of a kidney from a living, related donor, performed April 16, 2009. Surgical and functional results were acceptable. Surgical time was 240 min (53 min for vascular suture), with blood loss of 300 cm(3) and a hospital stay of 14 d. Serum creatinine at discharge was 73 mmol/l. Laparoscopic kidney transplantation is a complex technique that requires previous experience in vascular and laparoscopic surgery. As with all novel procedures, technical modifications will be required to formalize its use and detailed comparisons will need to be made with standard procedures.
Rosales
Antonio
A
Department of Urology, Fundació Puigvert, Barcelona, Spain. arosales@fundacio-puigvert.es
Salvador
José T
JT
Urdaneta
Guillermo
G
Patiño
Dyler
D
Montlleó
María
M
Esquena
Salvador
S
Caffaratti
Jorge
J
Ponce de León
Javier
J
Guirado
Luis
L
Villavicencio
Humberto
H
D000368:Aged; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000601:surgery*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D007902:Length of Stay; D019520:Living Donors; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D015415:Biomarkers; D003404:Creatinine