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Chicago 2009 Video – Robotic Hand Assisted Left Donor Nephrectomy

Chicago 2009 Video – Robotic Hand Assisted Left Donor Nephrectomy

V. Gorodner

Background
The living related donor nephrectomy has become a very popular procedure since the introduction of minimally invasive surgery. This has increased considerably the pool of donors. Most of the time due to its favorable conditions a left donor nephrectomy is the procedure of choice.

Methods
33 year old male donating a kidney to his brother who suffer from end-stage renal disease. The donor was screened according to a standardized protocol. Abdominal CT scan showed single renal arteries bilaterally without early branching. A Robotic-Hand-Assisted Left Donor Nephrectomy was performed using the daVinci surgical system™

Results
Surgery time was75 min, warm ischemia time 90 seconds, estimated blood loss 10 cc. The patient was discharged home on postoperative day #2.

Conclusion
Robotic-Hand-assisted Left donor nephrectomy is a safe and effective procedure.

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