ALLMedicine™ Donor Nephrectomy Center

May 14th, 2022 - To raise awareness that patients with proximal ureteral stricture who elect for nephrectomy can consider donating the kidney. We present a series of patients undergoing therapeutic living donor nephrectomy (TLDN), a scenario in which a patient und...

Apr 29th, 2022 - To study the complications of hand-assisted laparoscopic living donor nephrectomy (HALLDN) with an emphasis on complications occurring early after hospital discharge up to 120 days after surgery. We retrospectively categorized complications using ...

Apr 27th, 2022 - The use of living kidney donors is increasing and there are several surgical approaches for donor nephrectomy but it remains unknown which procedure is optimal for the patient and the graft. To review different surgical techniques for living donor...

Apr 18th, 2022 - Transversalis fascia plane block (TFPB) is a relatively new, easy-to-apply and safe regional anesthesia technique used to provide postoperative analgesia in various surgeries. It has been shown that TFPB and rectus sheath block (RSB) administratio...

Mar 27th, 2022 - Solo-surgery can be defined as a practice of a surgeon operating alone using a camera holder, without other surgical members except for a scrub nurse. This study was designed to evaluate the feasibility and safety of solo-surgeon pure laparoscopic...

Apr 18th, 2022 - Transversalis fascia plane block (TFPB) is a relatively new, easy-to-apply and safe regional anesthesia technique used to provide postoperative analgesia in various surgeries. It has been shown that TFPB and rectus sheath block (RSB) administratio...

Mar 2nd, 2022 - Living kidney donors account for nearly a third of kidney transplants performed in the United States each year. While donor nephrectomy poses minimal post-surgical risk, donors face a small but measurable increase in the risk of developing kidney ...

Jan 18th, 2022 - Living donor kidney transplantation is superior to cadaveric kidney transplantation because of the better patient and graft survival rates, better cost-effectiveness and improved quality of life of the recipient. According to the current guideline...

Jan 4th, 2022 - Laparoscopic living donor nephrectomy (LLDN) is a safe procedure and rapid wound healing, affecting the quality of life. The physiology of postoperative pain after LLDN has been attributed to reasons such as tissue damage, residual pneumoperitoneu...

Jul 14th, 2020 - To evaluate quadratus lumborum block effect on post operative pain scores during the first 24 hours after surgery as compared to transversus abdominis plane block after laparoscopic donor nephrectomy patients.

Feb 3rd, 2016 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A young woman with end-stage nephrocalcinosis secondary to congenital absence of parathyroid glands has received a simultaneous living donor kidney and parathyroid gland transplant, Chicago-based researchers report. In ...

May 6th, 2011 - May 6, 2011 — Weck Hem-o-Lok Ligating Clips should not be used for renal artery ligation during laparoscopic living-donor nephrectomy, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced yesterday. Despite the manufacturer, Teleflex Medical, addin...

Mar 3rd, 2005 - Question What are the most common psychological disorders after live kidney donation? Bakr Naser, MD Response from Catherine C. Crone, MD While living-donor kidney transplantation has been performed successfully for years, outcome studies about do...

Apr 26th, 2004 - Diagnosis and Treatment The best therapeutic option for this patient is: Create arteriovenous access in preparation for chronic dialysis Perform bilateral native kidney nephrectomy with dialysis via temporary access Place patient on waiting list f...

Dec 31st, 2002 - Question Is someone being treated for schizophrenia (on continuous pharmacologic therapy) and who attempted suicide 4 years previously a living-related donor candidate? Barbara Grandtnerova, MD Response from Catherine C. Crone, MD Living donor sur...