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Archivos Españoles de Urología (Ed. impresa)
Print version ISSN 0004-0614
Abstract
GUTIERREZ DEL POZO, Rafael; TRUAN CACHO, David and FRANCO DE CASTRO, Agustín. Living donor kidney transplantation: surgical procedure. Arch. Esp. Urol. [online]. 2005, vol.58, n.6, pp.521-530. ISSN 0004-0614.
OBJECTIVES: The objective of this paper is to review the various surgical techniques for living donor kidney transplantation. METHODS: We perform a bibliographic review adding our experience in living.kidney transplantation. RESULTS: We present various techniques indicating which one is the most appropriate for each case. CONCLUSIONS: We should promote living door kidney transplantation if we want to increase the number of transplants performed. It is a complex transplant because the graft lacks of vascular patches; there are various surgical techniques that we can choose depending on the case.
Keywords : Transplantation; Living donor; Surgical technique.