Clipless management of the renal vein during hand-assist laparoscopic donor nephrectomy

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy has become the preferred method of donor nephrectomy at many transplant centers. The laparoscopic stapling device is commonly used for division of the renal vessels. Malfunction of the stapling dev...

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Main Authors: Rosenblatt Gregory S, Conlin Michael J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-09-01
Series:BMC Urology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2490/6/23