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Robotic-Assistance Does Not Enhance Standard Laparoscopic Technique For Right-Sided Donor Nephrectomy., Xiaolong S Liu, Hadley W Narins, Warren R Maley, Adam M Frank, Costas D. Lallas
Robotic-Assistance Does Not Enhance Standard Laparoscopic Technique For Right-Sided Donor Nephrectomy., Xiaolong S Liu, Hadley W Narins, Warren R Maley, Adam M Frank, Costas D. Lallas
Adam M. Franks, MD
OBJECTIVE: To examine donor and recipient outcomes after right-sided robotic-assisted laparoscopic donor nephrectomy (RALDN) compared with standard laparoscopic donor nephrectomy (LDN) and to determine whether robotic-assistance enhances LDN.
MATERIALS & METHODS: From December 2005 to January 2011, 25 patients underwent right-sided LDN or RALDN. An IRB-approved retrospective review was performed of both donor and recipient medical charts. Primary endpoints included both intraoperative and postoperative outcomes.
RESULTS: Twenty right-sided LDNs and 5 RALDNs were performed during the study period. Neither estimated blood loss (76.4 mL vs. 30 mL, P = .07) nor operative time (231 min vs. 218 min, P = …