Review of 333 Living Donor Nephrectomies
- 1 January 1994
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Southern Medical Association in Southern Medical Journal
- Vol. 87 (1) , 61-64
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00007611-199401000-00013
Abstract
We reviewed the operative complications in 333 living related donor nephrectomies done at our institution over the past 12 years. The overall complication rate was 17.1%; only three patients (0.9%) had major complications, and none died. The major complications were a delayed splenectomy because of bleeding, an adrenalectomy, and acute renal failure in one patient in the immediate postoperative period. We concluded that donor nephrectomy done through a flank incision results in minimal morbidity.Keywords
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