ReviewAmerican journal of translational research2020
Long-term outcomes of laparoscopic versus open donor nephrectomy for kidney transplantation: a meta-analysis.
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- From Lumbotomy to Robotic surgery: Narrative review of comparative studies of Surgical techniques in living donor nephrectomy.International urology and nephrology · 2026Review
- Pure Laparoscopic Versus Hand-Assisted Nephrectomy: Comparative Outcomes in Living Kidney Donors.Cureus · 2025Article
- A Scoping Review of Kidney Transplantation in Africa: How Far have We Come?World journal of surgery · 2023Article
- A comparison of pre- and post-operative outcomes in living donors undergoing transperitoneal laparoscopic nephrectomy and open nephrectomy: a retrospective single-center study.Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina · 2023Article
- The Evolution of Living Donor Nephrectomy Program at A Hellenic Transplant Center. Laparoscopic vs. Open Donor Nephrectomy: Single-Center Experience.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
Laparoscopic surgery is widely used for living donor nephrectomy and has demonstrated superiority over open surgery by improving several outcomes, such as length of hospital stay and morphine requirements. The purpose of the present study was to compare the long-term outcomes of open donor nephrectomy (ODN) versus laparoscopic donor nephrectomy (LDN) using meta-analytical techniques. The Web of Science, PubMed and Cochrane Library databases were searched, for relevant articles published between 1980 and January 20, 2020. Lists of reference articles retrieved in primary searches were manually screened for potentially eligible studies. Outcome parameters were explored using Review Manager version 5.3. The evaluated outcomes included donor serum creatinine levels, incidence of hypertension or proteinuria at 1 year postoperative, donor health-related quality of life, donation attitude, and graft survival. Thirteen of the 111 articles fulfilled the inclusion criteria. The LDN group demonstrated similar 1 year outcomes compared with ODN with respect to serum creatinine levels (weighted mean difference [WMD] -0.02 mg/dL [95% confidence interval (CI) -0.18-0.13];
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