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Live Donor Nephrectomy

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Contemporary Kidney Transplantation

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Live donor nephrectomy, first performed in the 1950s, has gained popularity over the last 30 years as an alternative option to increase organ availability for patients awaiting renal transplant. However, until the advent of laparoscopic donor nephrectomy in the mid-1990s, much controversy persisted over the ethical nature of living donor nephrectomy with respect to donor morbidity. Despite dramatically decreased morbidity and mortality for live donors today, controversy still persists over the long-term implications of live kidney donation, with clearly demonstrated disparities in outcomes based on various demographic factors. This chapter details the history of living kidney donation, followed by the risks and specific complications unique to living kidney donation and the effects of various demographic characteristics on these complications. Finally, a detailed review of operative technique and variations is also offered.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Guillaume S. Chevrollier

  2. Department of Surgery, Division of Kidney and Pancreas Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA

    Kasi McCune

  3. Department of Surgery, Division of Transplant Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Ashesh P. Shah

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Chevrollier, G.S., McCune, K., Shah, A.P. (2018). Live Donor Nephrectomy. In: Ramirez, C., McCauley, J. (eds) Contemporary Kidney Transplantation. Organ and Tissue Transplantation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19617-6_7

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