Abstract
Laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy (DN) has been established as a useful alternative to the traditional open methods of procuring kidneys. To maximize the advantages of the laparoendoscopic single-site (LESS) method, we applied natural orifice specimen extraction to LESS-DN. A 46-year-old woman with no previous abdominal surgery history volunteered to donate her left kidney to her husband and underwent single-port laparoscopic DN with transvaginal extraction. The procedure was completed without intraoperative complications. The kidney functioned well immediately after transplantation, and the donor and recipient were respectively discharged 2 days and 2 weeks postoperatively. Single-port laparoscopic DN and transvaginal graft extraction is feasible and safe.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 111-115 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research |
| Volume | 90 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 2016 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© Copyright 2016, the Korean Surgical Society.
Keywords
- Laparoscopy
- Living donors
- Natural orifice endoscopic surgery
- Nephrectomy