Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 40, Issue 1 , Pages 47-49 , January 2008

Preoperative Evaluation of Hilar Vessel Anatomy With 3-D Computerized Tomography in Living Kidney Donors

  • S.T. Tombul

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Hacettepe University, School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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  • F.T. Aki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Hacettepe University, School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Fazil Tuncay Aki, MD, Hacettepe University, School of Medicine, Department of Urology, 06100, Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey.
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  • M. Gunay

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Hacettepe University, School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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  • K. Inci

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Hacettepe University, School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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  • T. Hazirolan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Hacettepe University, School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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  • M. Karcaaltincaba

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Hacettepe University, School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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  • I. Erkan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Hacettepe University, School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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  • A. Bakkaloglu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Hacettepe University, School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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  • U. Yasavul

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology, Hacettepe University, School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
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  • M. Bakkaloglu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Hacettepe University, School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

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PII: S0041-1345(07)01437-6

doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2007.11.045

Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 40, Issue 1 , Pages 47-49 , January 2008

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