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
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