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Published on: March 12, 2011
Same Incision for Simultaneous Laparoscopic Hand-Assisted Native Nephrectomy Contralateral to the Site of the Kidney
Roberta Angelico1, Laura Keçi1, Laura Tariciotti1
1Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery and Transplant Unit, Department of Surgery Sciences, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy.
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Native nephrectomies in patients scheduled for a kidney transplant may represent a major challenge. The timing of the procedures as well as the magnitude of both surgical procedures require a risk mitigation strategy that may be restricted by the specific condition of the patients. We report a case of a simultaneous laparoscopic hand-assisted native nephrectomy contralateral to the site of the living donor kidney transplant.
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