Journal article
Laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy: The pediatric recipient in a dual‐site program
Abstract
BACKGROUND: At our institution, laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy (LLDN) is done at a different hospital site than pediatric recipient transplantation, whereas open donor nephrectomy (OLDN) is done in the adjacent operating room. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety of a dual-site renal transplantation program by comparing the outcomes of pediatric recipients of LLDN vs. OLDN.
METHODS: This is a retrospective study of …
Authors
Bergman S; Feifer A; Feldman LS; Bell L; Flageole H; Tchervenkov J; Anidjar M; Stanbridge D; Fried GM
Journal
Pediatric Transplantation, Vol. 11, No. 4, pp. 429–452
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
6 2007
DOI
10.1111/j.1399-3046.2006.00664.x
ISSN
1397-3142