Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 38, Issue 7 , Pages 1977-1979 , September 2006

Why We Consistently Use the Left Donor Kidney in Living Related Transplantation: Initial Experience of Right Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy and Comparison With Left Nephrectomy

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PII: S0041-1345(06)00641-5

doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2006.06.023

Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 38, Issue 7 , Pages 1977-1979 , September 2006