ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2020
Robot-Assisted versus Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy: A Comparison of 250 Cases.
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- Robot-assisted versus laparoscopic living donor nephrectomy: superior outcomes after completion of the learning curve.Journal of robotic surgery · 2023Pooled it
- Integrating robotic donor nephrectomy into contemporary living donor programmes: Evidence and practical considerations.World journal of transplantation · 2026Article
- Research evolution and evidence-generation priorities in robot-assisted living donor nephrectomy: a bibliometric and knowledge-mapping analysis.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
- Letter to the Editor: Response to outcomes of "rightWorld journal of transplantation · 2026Article
- Robot-assistedWorld journal of transplantation · 2026Article
- From Lumbotomy to Robotic surgery: Narrative review of comparative studies of Surgical techniques in living donor nephrectomy.International urology and nephrology · 2026Review
- Living donor transplant: RightWorld journal of transplantation · 2025Article
- Retrospective analysis of the perioperative outcome in living donor kidney transplantation with multiple renal arteries: does accessory vessel ligation affect the outcome?World journal of urology · 2024Article
- Trends in kidney transplantation and living donor nephrectomy in Germany: a total population analysis from 2006 to 2021.World journal of urology · 2024Article
- Robotic donor nephrectomy: optimizing outcomes beyond the limitations of laparoscopy.Surgical endoscopy · 2023Article
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Abstract
Living kidney donation is the best treatment for end-stage renal disease, however, the best surgical approach for minimally-invasive donor nephrectomy (DN) is still a matter of debate. This bi-centric study aimed to retrospectively compare perioperative outcomes and postoperative kidney function after 257 transperitoneal DNs including 52 robot-assisted (RDN) and 205 laparoscopic DNs (LDN). As primary outcomes, the intraoperative (operating time, warm ischemia time (WIT), major complications) and postoperative (length of stay, complications) results were compared. As secondary outcomes, postoperative kidney and graft function were analyzed including delayed graft function (DGF) rates, and the impact of the surgical approach was assessed. Overall, the type of minimally-invasive donor nephrectomy (RDN vs. LDN) did not affect primary outcomes, especially not operating time and WIT; and major complication and DGF rates were low in both groups. A history of smoking and preoperative kidney function, but not the surgical approach, were predictive for postoperative serum creatinine of the donor and recipient. To conclude, RDN and LDN have equivalent perioperative results in experienced centers. For this reason, not the surgical approach, but rather the graft- (preoperative kidney function) and patient-specific (history of smoking) aspects impacted postoperative kidney function.
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