title: Laparoscopic kidney transplantation.
abstract: 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.
authors: Department of Urology, Fundació Puigvert, Barcelona, Spain. arosales@fundacio-puigvert.es
authors: Antonio
authors: A
authors: Rosales
authors: José T
authors: JT
authors: Salvador
authors: Guillermo
authors: G
authors: Urdaneta
authors: Dyler
authors: D
authors: Patiño
authors: María
authors: M
authors: Montlleó
authors: Salvador
authors: S
authors: Esquena
authors: Jorge
authors: J
authors: Caffaratti
authors: Javier
authors: J
authors: Ponce de León
authors: Luis
authors: L
authors: Guirado
authors: Humberto
authors: H
authors: Villavicencio
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D003404:Creatinine