2022
Is Compensation Prediction Score Valid for Contralateral Kidney After Living-Donor Nephrectomy in the United States?
Okumura K, Grace H, Sogawa H, Veillette G, John D, Singh N, Glicklich D, Nishida S, Diflo T. Is Compensation Prediction Score Valid for Contralateral Kidney After Living-Donor Nephrectomy in the United States? Transplantation Proceedings 2022, 54: 237-241. PMID: 35031118, DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2021.08.067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPredonation eGFRMedian body mass indexPostdonation eGFRLiving-donor nephrectomyLiving Donor NephrectomyRemnant kidney functionBody mass indexDonor clinical characteristicsDonor nephrectomyContralateral kidneyClinical characteristicsMass indexDiagnostic accuracyKidney functionLiving-donorEGFRNephrectomyPrediction scoreCPS scoresPostdonationPositive correlationDonorScoresUnited StatesYears
2021
Living Donor Nephrectomy: Approaches, Innovations, and Outcomes
Merola J, Cooper M, Kulkarni S. Living Donor Nephrectomy: Approaches, Innovations, and Outcomes. 2021, 291-302. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-53618-3_13.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDonor nephrectomySuperior long-term outcomesLong-term outcomesCareful preoperative planningSingle-port surgeryKidney transplantationSurgical riskDeceased donorsOrgan recipientsSurgical approachSurgical considerationsSurgical techniqueKidney donationNephrectomyPreoperative planningInformed consentOutcomesAdequate trainingRiskDonorsAllograftsDonationSurgeryTransplantationSurgeons
2013
Retrocaval Renal Artery Bifurcation Is Not a Contraindication to Laparoscopic Right Donor Nephrectomy
Gandelman JA, Yoo PS, Kulkarni S. Retrocaval Renal Artery Bifurcation Is Not a Contraindication to Laparoscopic Right Donor Nephrectomy. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2013, 217: 406-411. PMID: 23791562, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2013.03.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDelayed graft functionLaparoscopic donor nephrectomyDonor nephrectomyGraft functionRecipient outcomesExact testRight-sided laparoscopic donor nephrectomyLaparoscopic right donor nephrectomyBifurcation groupComplex arterial anatomyLeft-sided kidneyOutcomes 30 daysRenal artery bifurcationRight donor nephrectomyRight-sided kidneyRight renal arteryLeft-sided nephrectomyCommon anatomic variantFisher's exact testMann-Whitney U testNonbifurcation groupTotal nephrectomyUreteral complicationsComplication rateCreatinine clearance
2012
Complication Arising from a Duplicated Inferior Vena Cava following Laparoscopic Living Donor Nephrectomy: A Case Report
Christakis P, Cimsit B, Kulkarni S. Complication Arising from a Duplicated Inferior Vena Cava following Laparoscopic Living Donor Nephrectomy: A Case Report. Transplantation Proceedings 2012, 44: 1450-1452. PMID: 22664034, DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2011.11.064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaparoscopic living-donor nephrectomyLiving Donor NephrectomyDonor nephrectomyInferior vena cavaVena cavaMultiple emergency room visitsLeft gonadal veinEmergency room visitsEasier surgical approachIntraoperative ligationPostoperative courseFunctioning kidneyGonadal veinRenal veinRoom visitsInferior venaLeft kidneyLikely etiologySurgical approachCase reportRenal vasculatureNephrectomyCavaKidneyPatients
2011
Multidetector CT angiography in living donor renal transplantation: accuracy and discrepancies in right venous anatomy
Kulkarni S, Emre S, Arvelakis A, Asch W, Bia M, Formica R, Israel G. Multidetector CT angiography in living donor renal transplantation: accuracy and discrepancies in right venous anatomy. Clinical Transplantation 2011, 25: 77-82. PMID: 20070320, DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0012.2009.01193.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVenous anatomyVenous phaseMDCT angiographyRenal anatomyCircumaortic renal veinDonor renal transplantationEarly arterial bifurcationLate venous confluenceMultiple arterial anomaliesRight donor nephrectomyIntra-operative findingsMultiple venous anomaliesContrast-enhanced phasesArterial anomaliesRetroaortic veinRenal transplantationDonor nephrectomyMultiple arteriesVenous anomaliesRenal veinVenous confluenceKidney donorsTomography angiographyAnatomical variantsDonor anatomy
2008
Utility of the Endovascular Stapler for Right-Sided Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy: A 7-Year Experience at Mayo Clinic
Ko EY, Castle EP, Desai PJ, Moss AA, Reddy KS, Mekeel KL, Mulligan DC, Andrews PE. Utility of the Endovascular Stapler for Right-Sided Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy: A 7-Year Experience at Mayo Clinic. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2008, 207: 896-903. PMID: 19183537, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2008.07.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaparoscopic donor nephrectomyRight laparoscopic donor nephrectomyDonor nephrectomyRight-sided laparoscopic donor nephrectomyRespective recipientsEndovascular gastrointestinal anastomosis staplerFavorable graft outcomesGraft failure rateRenal vascular controlGastrointestinal anastomosis staplerSignificant differencesOutcomes of rightGraft functionGraft outcomePatient demographicsPerioperative variablesVascular complicationsCreatinine levelsRetrospective reviewGIA staplerRenal hilumTransplant teamVascular controlRenal vasculatureMayo Clinic
2007
Diffuse Parenchymal Urine Leak After Kidney Transplantation Following Degloving Injury During Donor Nephrectomy
Mekeel KL, Mazur MJ, Reddy KS, Mulligan DC, Heilman RL, Chakkera HA, Andrews PE, Moss AA. Diffuse Parenchymal Urine Leak After Kidney Transplantation Following Degloving Injury During Donor Nephrectomy. American Journal Of Transplantation 2007, 7: 2039-2041. PMID: 17578504, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2007.01870.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDonor nephrectomyUrine leakRecipient graft functionGood renal functionLaparoscopic donor nephrectomyComplete deglovingGraft functionKidney transplantationPostoperative courseRenal functionPeritoneal windowLarge urinomaGlue treatmentKidneyUnconcentrated urineKidney surfaceNephrectomyLeakUrinomaPatientsTransplantationDeglovingInjuryTraumaUrine
2004
1951: Laparoscopic Living Donor Nephrectomy in Patients with Multiple Renal Arteries or Anomalous Renal Veins
Singh D, Abreu S, Kilciler M, Finelli A, Ramani A, Desai M, Moinzadeh A, Spaliviero M, Gael M, Kaouk J, Goldfarb D, Gill I. 1951: Laparoscopic Living Donor Nephrectomy in Patients with Multiple Renal Arteries or Anomalous Renal Veins. Journal Of Urology 2004, 171: 515. DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(18)39143-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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