title: Robotic assisted kidney transplantation.
abstract: Kidney transplantation is the standard of care for patients with end stage renal disease. While open surgery remains the gold standard, minimally invasive surgery has recently been introduced for the recipient undergoing kidney transplantation. We review the evolution of techniques of minimally invasive surgery for kidney transplantation with specific emphasis on technical aspects of robotic assisted kidney transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology and Transplantation Surgery, Smt. G. R. Doshi and Smt. K. M. Mehta Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Centre, Dr. H. L. Trivedi Institute of Transplantation Sciences, Asarwa, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
authors.forename: Pranjal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Modi
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology and Transplantation Surgery, Smt. G. R. Doshi and Smt. K. M. Mehta Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Centre, Dr. H. L. Trivedi Institute of Transplantation Sciences, Asarwa, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
authors.forename: Bipinchandra
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pal
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology and Transplantation Surgery, Smt. G. R. Doshi and Smt. K. M. Mehta Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Centre, Dr. H. L. Trivedi Institute of Transplantation Sciences, Asarwa, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
authors.forename: Jayesh
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Modi
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology and Transplantation Surgery, Smt. G. R. Doshi and Smt. K. M. Mehta Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Centre, Dr. H. L. Trivedi Institute of Transplantation Sciences, Asarwa, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
authors.forename: Suresh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: Akshay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sood
authors.affiliation: Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: Mani
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Menon
keywords: da Vinci surgical system; kidney recipient; laparoscopy; robotic assistance
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