Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy at a Low Volume Living Donor Transplant Center: Successful Outcomes can be Expected

Abstract

LDN can be performed safely and efficiently at low volume transplant centers with a skilled laparoscopist and experienced renal transplant team. Laparoscopic skills developed during similar procedures, such as laparoscopic radical and partial nephrectomy, minimize the learning curve and morbidity of LDN to produce results consistent with those in the published literature.