ArticleJournal of robotic surgery2018
Robotic-assisted vs. laparoscopic donor nephrectomy: a retrospective comparison of perioperative course and postoperative outcome after 1 year.
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- Comparison of Surgical Techniques in Living Donor Nephrectomy: A Systematic Review and Bayesian Network Meta-Analysis.Annals of transplantation · 2020Pooled it
- Donor and Recipient Outcomes following Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Living Donor Nephrectomy: A Systematic Review.BioMed research international · 2019Pooled it
- Laparoscopic Living Donor Nephrectomy: Learning Curve Analysis Through 1446 Cases and Outcomes from 200 Consecutive Mastery-Phase Procedures-How I Do It.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- From Lumbotomy to Robotic surgery: Narrative review of comparative studies of Surgical techniques in living donor nephrectomy.International urology and nephrology · 2026Review
- Non-invasive approaches to living donor nephrectomy: Best practices and innovations.Current transplantation reports · 2025Article
- Living donor transplant: RightWorld journal of transplantation · 2025Article
- Robot-assisted laparoscopic retroperitoneal donor nephrectomy: a safe and efficient improvement.World journal of urology · 2024Article
- Efficacy and utility of robotic single-access bilateral nephrectomy (r-SABN) in end-stage renal disease patients.Journal of robotic surgery · 2021Article
- Robotic assisted nephrectomy for living kidney donation (RANLD) with use of multiple locking clips or ligatures for renal vascular closure.Annals of translational medicine · 2020Article
- Trends in utilization and perioperative outcomes in live donor nephrectomies: a multi-surgical discipline analysis.World journal of urology · 2019Article
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- Minimally invasive donor nephrectomy: current state of the art.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2018Review
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Abstract
Safety is of utmost importance in live donor nephrectomies. In this study, we describe our initial experience with robot-assisted laparoscopic donor nephrectomy (RDN) in comparison with the standard laparoscopic donor nephrectomy (LDN). We retrospectively reviewed 95 patients who either underwent RDN or LDN performed by a single surgeon from 2011 to 2016 at a tertiary institution. Donor perioperative course and postoperative outcome along with recipient outcomes were compared. Of the 95 cases, 73 were classified as LDN and 22 were classified as RDN. There were no significant differences between the two groups in age, sex, BMI, race, and ASA status. Operative times (p < 0.001) were longer in the RDN group, but eventually approached LDN times. Warm ischemia (p = 0.002) and extraction times (p = 0.05) were also longer in the RDN cohort. The donor length of hospital stay, complication rates, and postoperative change in eGFR from baseline were similar in both cohorts up to 1 year. Recipient outcomes, including delayed graft function, graft failure, and renal function up to 1 year, were also comparable. In this study, we compared the longest postoperative course so far in both donors and recipients between RDN and LDN. Up to 1 year, RDN does not negatively impact outcomes. Proficiency with RDN also quickly improved to match LDN, making it a suitable procedure for newer surgeons.
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