People who donate kidneys have a low risk of major complications, according to what is believed to be the largest study to date to examine the risks associated with living kidney donation via ...

Whether the right or left kidney is preferable in living-donor nephrectomy is the subject of much debate. In view of evidence that prolonged pneumoperitoneum during the procedure adversely affects ...

A laparoscopic nephrectomy involves the removal of one kidney through a series of small incisions with a special tool called a laparoscope. It’s an option to treat kidney cancer and other conditions ...

Routine use of expensive hemostatic agents during RALPN does not seem to be justified. The use of hemostatic agents (HAs) during standard robotic-assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (RALPN) does ...