Transplantation Technologies & Research

Sosa RE

Publications

• Research Article
  The Evolution of Laparoscopic Right Donor Nephrectomy: Progression to Single Site Surgery
  Author(s): Afaneh C, Ramasamy R, Aull MJ, Leeser DB, Sosa RE, Kapur S and Del Pizzo JJAfaneh C, Ramasamy R, Aull MJ, Leeser DB, Sosa RE, Kapur S and Del Pizzo JJ
  
  Background: Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy represents a significant source of allografts to patients with endstage renal disease. Given the increasing wait-list and limited number of deceased donors, utilization of the right kidney is necessary to maximize the donor pool. Materials: We retrospectively reviewed 122 right-sided kidney donors; 73 hand-assisted laparoscopic donor nephrectomies (R-HAL-DN), 36 standard laparoscopic donor nephrectomies (R-LAP-DN), and 13 laparoendoscopic single site donor nephrectomies (R-LESS-DN). We compared these groups to matched left donors and each other, analyzing various parameters including operative times, warm ischemia time (WIT), estimated blood loss (EBL), incision length, length of stay (LOS), convalescence data and complications. Results: Right and left donors demonstrated .. Read More»
  

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