Publication Name	World Journal of Nephrology
Manuscript ID	27812
Country	Greece

Received	2016-06-17 08:56
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Category	Transplantation
Manuscript Type	Retrospective Study
Article Title	Laparoscopic vs open donor nephrectomy: Lessons learnt from single academic center experience
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Georgios Tsoulfas, Polyxeni Agorastou, Dicken SC Ko, Martin Hertl, Nahel Elias, AB Cosimi and Tatsuo Kawai
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Georgios Tsoulfas, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 66 Tsimiski Street, 54622 Thessaloniki, Greece. tsoulfasg@gmail.com
Key Words	Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy; Open donor nephrectomy; Living donor renal transplantation; Complications; Surgical technique; Renal graft function
Core Tip	The experience of the Massachusetts General Hospital was reviewed to compare laparoscopic vs open donor nephrectomy in a 10-year period. A review of the results of operating room time and conversions to open made the importance of the learning curve apparent. Although there was no difference in the recipient kidney function, the length of hospital stay was significantly shorter for the laparoscopic procedure. Overall, the laparoscopic donor nephrectomy appears to be the preferred surgical approach, considering the importance of the learning curve.
Publish Date	2016-12-28 15:40
Citation	Tsoulfas G, Agorastou P, Ko DSC, Hertl M, Elias N, Cosimi AB, Kawai T. Laparoscopic vs open donor nephrectomy: Lessons learnt from single academic center experience. World J Nephrol 2017; 6(1): 45-52
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2220-6124/full/v6/i1/45.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.5527/wjn.v6.i1.45

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