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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.