Single Port Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy:
First Case Report in Ramathibodi Hospital
Worapat Attawettayanon MD*, Sirianan Prasit MD*,
Premsant Sangkum MD*, Suthep Patcharatrakul MD*,
Sophon Jirasiritham MD**, Wisoot Khongcharoensombat MD*
Affiliation :
* Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital,
Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
** Division of vascular and transplantation, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital,
Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
The prevalence of patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) is showing an increasing trend. At the same time,
the waiting lists for cadaveric donor kidney transplantation continue to grow. Living donor kidneys may be an alternative
for patients to receive kidneys for transplantation. However, a wide gap exists between the numbers of living kidney donors
and the numbers of recipients on waiting lists. Many considerations are involved in living organ donation, including cosmetic
reasons. Laparoscopic living donor nephrectomy has become the technique of choice for kidney transplantation in many
centers. The benefits of a laparoscopic technique compared with open surgery include reduced blood loss, less analgesic
requirement, a shorter hospital stay, faster return to work, and fewer cosmetic effects. The next step in minimal invasive
surgery is laparoendoscopic single port donor nephrectomy. Early outcomes show this technique to be safe and cosmetically
improved. This procedure may be the answer to reduce the gap between numbers of kidney donors and waiting recipients.
We report our first experience of single port laparoendoscopic left donor nephrectomy. A 48-year-old healthy Thai man
wished to donate his kidney to his 18-year-old son who suffered from IgA nephropathy and ended up with ESRD. The
operation took three hours. The estimated blood loss was 50 ml and no blood transfusion was required. The donor was
discharged home safely without any complications.
Keywords : Single port, Donor nephrectomy
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