title: Comparison of the right and left laparoscopic live donor nephrectomies: a clinical case load.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The aim of the present study was to retrospectively compare the results of right- and left-laparoscopic donor nephrectomy (LDN) performed in our Center.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two hundred and eight patients who were operated on between October 2010 and October 2011 were included. Of the patients, 65 underwent right-LDN and 143 underwent left-LDN. The groups were compared in terms of duration of surgery, warm ischemia time, postoperative complications, length of hospital stay, and donor outcomes.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean duration of surgery was 144±19.7 min and 147.8±20.2 min in the right- and left-LDN groups, respectively. The mean warm ischemia times were 139.1±54.1 s and 141.5±37.9 in the right- and left-LDN groups, respectively. The mean length of hospital stay was 2.4±1.0 days for both groups. No major complications were observed in the groups. There was no significant difference between the groups in terms of donor outcomes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The right-LDN is approached cautiously because of short length of vein and the risk for thrombosis. The results of the present study demonstrated that the right-LDN is as safe and effective as the left-LDN.
authors.affiliation: Acibadem University, International Hospital Organ Transplant Center, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gures
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gurluler
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Berber
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Karayagiz
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kemik
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sumer
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Cakir
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gurkan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D019520:Living Donors; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods*