Protective response in renal transplantation: no clinical or molecular differences between open and laparoscopic donor nephrectomy

OBJECTIVE: Prolonged warm ischemia time and increased intra-abdominal pressure caused by pneumoperitoneum during a laparoscopic donor nephrectomy could enhance renal ischemia reperfusion injury. For this reason, laparoscopic donor nephrectomy may be associated with a slower graft function recovery....

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Main Authors: Christiano Machado, Denise Maria Avancini Costa Malheiros, Ari Adamy, Luiz Sergio Santos, Agenor Ferreira da Silva Filho, William Carlos Nahas, Francine Brambate Carvalhinho Lemos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2013-04-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322013000400483