Articles tagged "Laparoscopy"

2018 American Transplant Congress
Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy – The BMI Effect
V. Chia,¹ F. Khan,² M. Newell,² L. J. Chen.³
¹Surgery, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, England, United Kingdom; ²Clinical Science Institute, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland; ³Miami Transplant Institute, University of Miami, Miami.
Aims: To evaluate the outcomes of Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy (LDN) across 4 BMI groups.Methods : Using the SRTR database, all LDNs performed between 2006-2015 were…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Prospective, Double Blind, Randomized Trial Comparing the Use of Ketorolac and Lyrica versus SOC+placebo during Live Donor Nephrectomy for Transplant
J. Campsen,¹ T. Call,² A. Rosales,¹ C. Allen,³ A. Presson,³ R. Kim.¹
¹Trasplantation and Advanced Hepatobiliary Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; ²Anesthesiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; ³Epidemiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.
Opioid exposure is a concern after live donation (LD) for transplant. We theorized that a protocol using pregablin pre-operation to desensitize nerves followed by ketorolac…
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Robotic Pancreas Transplantation in Obese Recipients: Preliminary Results
M. Spaggiari,¹ C. Di Bella,¹ P. Di Cocco,¹ F. Gheza,¹ E. Benedetti,¹ I. Tzvetanov,¹ J. Oberholzer.²
¹Surgery, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL; ²Surgery, University of Virginia, Virginia, VA.
IntroductionObesity is considered a relative contraindication to pancreas transplantation due to increased risks of wound and surgical related complications. Robotic surgery has never been applied…
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Comparison of Three Approaches for Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy: Transvaginal, Transumbilical Single Site and Retroperitoneal
M. Miura, H. Higashiyama.
Department of Urology and Renal Transplantation Surgery, Sapporo Hokuyu Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.
Objectives: Reduction of burdens to live kidney donors are important. The aim of this study was to compare the surgical outcomes of 3 approaches we…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Robotic Kidney Transplantation in Obese Recipients: The New Standard?
I. Tzvetanov, C. Di Bella, K. Tulla, M. Spaggiari, F. Gheza, P. Di Cocco, J. Oberholzer, E. Benedetti.
Surgery, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL; Surgery, University of Virginia, Virginia, VA.
Introduction: Obese recipients could potentially benefit from the introduction of minimally invasive techniques for kidney transplantation. We have introduced robotic kidney transplantation for our obese…
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Impact of the Differences between Body Mass Index of Recipient and Donor in a Population of Robotic Kidney Transplant
K. Tulla,¹ I. Tzvetanov,¹ C. Di Bella,¹ F. Gheza,¹ M. Spaggiari,¹ J. Oberholzer,² E. Benedetti.¹
¹Surgery, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL; ²Surgery, Universit of Virginia, Virginia, VA.
Introduction: The recent introduction of minimally invasive technique allows to perform kidney transplant in otherwise suitable recipients regardless the recipient BMI. This could lead to…
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The Feasibility of Laparoscopic Living Donor Right Hepatectomy Compared to Open Surgery Including 100 Laparoscopic Cases
J. Rhu, G. Choi, J. Kim, J. Joh, C. Kwon, S. Kim.
Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Background: We designed this study to analyze the feasibility of laparoscopic living donor hepatectomy by comparing to open living donor hepatectomy.Methods : Living donors who…
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Positive Implications of an Enhanced Recovery after Surgery Protocol Using Liposomal Bupivacaine for Transverse Abdominis Plane Block in the Perioperative Phase of Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Living Donor Nephrectomy
A. Nickkholgh,¹ A. Agarwal,¹ B. Sarosiek,² A. Sites,³ A. Nishio Lucar,⁴ J. Oberholzer,¹ P. Amato.⁵
¹Dept. of Surgery, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA; ²ERAS Program, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA; ³Strickler Transplant Institute, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA; ⁴Dept. of Internal Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA; ⁵Dept. of Anesthesiology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA.
Introduction. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols aim to mitigate the physical and psychological stress response to surgery. Postop pain can increase the need for…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Retroperitoneoscopic Live Donor Nephrectomy (RPLDN): Experience of 1100 Cases at a Single Center
K. Omoto,^1,2 M. Okumi,¹ Y. Kakuta,¹ H. Noguchi,¹ K. Unagami,¹ M. Inui,¹ H. Ishida,¹ K. Tanabe.¹
¹Department of Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan; ²Department of Transplant Surgery, Toda Chuo General Hospital, Toda, Japan.
INTRODUCTION: Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy is a standard method of donor nephrectomy. We have tried to establish the technique of pure retroperitoneoscopic live donor nephrectomy (RPLDN)…
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Making Right Donor Nephrectomy Great Again: Evaluating Right Hand Assisted Retroperitoneal Donor Nephrectomy
H. Alahdal,¹ F. Alghamdi,¹ M. Shoukri,² J. Brockmann,¹ D. Broering.¹
¹Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation, Organ Transplant Center, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; ²Cell Biology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Background: Living kidney transplant offers ideal therapy of end stage renal disease patients. A variety of minimal invasive techniques for donor nephrectomy have been described…