title: Laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy with the use of 3-mm instruments and laparoscope: initial experience at a tertiary center.
abstract: Laparoscopy has become the standard of care for kidney recovery during live donor nephrectomy (LDN) because of the well-documented better outcomes of minimally invasive surgery compared with the open approach. Especially in the donor population, the cosmetic results are of great importance; therefore, an effort to reduce the incision size should be attempted while maintaining the safe general principles of surgery. We present our initial experience with the use of 3-mm instruments for laparoscopic LDN.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona, Fundaciò Puigvert, Barcelona, Spain. abreda@fundacio-puigvert.es
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Breda
authors.forename: Juan Manuel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Villamizar
authors.forename: Oscar Rodriguez
authors.initials: OR
authors.lastname: Faba
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Caliolo
authors.forename: Armando
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: de Gracia
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gausa
authors.forename: Javier Ponce
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: de Leon
authors.forename: Humberto
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Villavicencio
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D020706:Laparoscopes; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D019520:Living Donors; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D013030:Spain; D016896:Treatment Outcome