Kidney Transplants
Scientists at University Hospital describe research in kidney transplants
Published in Blood Weekly, November 11th, 2010
New research, 'Minimally invasive renal auto-transplantation: the first report,' is the subject of a report. "Regarding transplant surgery, the minimally invasive revolution was started in 1995 by laparoscopic living donor nephrectomy (L-LDN). In 2006, we made the first report on a minimally invasive technique for kidney transplantation; restricted to a 7-9 cm transverse incision targeted on the anastomotic area of the iliac vessels, and with the meticulously prepared kidney placed in a fitting, retroperitoneal pouch lateral to the skin incision," scientists writing in the Journal of Surgical Research report.
"By combining 'hand-assisted laparoscopic nephrectomy'...
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Source: Blood Weekly (2010-11-11)
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