Robotic-assisted single-port donor nephrectomy using the da Vinci single-site platform.

Journal: The Journal of surgical research
Published Date: Oct 31, 2017

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Although single-port donor nephrectomy offers improved cosmetic outcomes, technical challenges have limited its application to selected centers. Our center has performed over 400 single-port donor nephrectomies. The da Vinci single-site robotic platform was utilized in an effort to overcome the steric, visualization, ergonomic, and other technical limitations associated with the single-port approach.

Authors

  • John C LaMattina
    Department of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland. Electronic address: jlamattina@som.umaryland.edu.
  • Josue Alvarez-Casas
    Department of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
  • Irene Lu
    Department of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
  • Jessica M Powell
    Department of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
  • Samuel Sultan
    Department of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
  • Michael W Phelan
    Department of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
  • Rolf N Barth
    Department of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.

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