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Single Port Donor Nephrectomy
Published on: March 12, 2011
Robotic versus open mini-incision living donor nephrectomy: Single centre experience
Seung Duk Lee1, Kush Savsani2, Sarah Ziqi Wang3
1Division of Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
Background:
Robotic surgery is associated with less tissue manipulation and earlier recovery with minimal incision. The aim of this study was to compare the short-term clinical outcomes between robotic-assisted donor nephrectomy (RDN) and open mini-incision donor nephrectomy (ODN).
Methods:
From 2016 to 2019, 141 cases involving RDN were analysed. Patient outcomes were compared with those of 191 patients who underwent ODN from 2010 to 2015. Demographics, operation factors, perioperative outcomes, and complications were retrospectively reviewed.
Results:
The RDN group presented with less blood loss than the ODN group (p = 0.023). The length of hospital stay was significantly shorter in the RDN group than in the ODN group (p < 0.005). The overall rate of complications was low and there was no significant difference in complication rates between the groups.
Conclusion:
The robotic approach has benefits over the traditional open approach, including shorter length of hospital stay and reduced intraoperative blood loss.
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