19 June 2020>: Original Paper
Safety and Efficacy of Right Retroperitoneal Laparoscopic Live Donor Nephrectomy: A Retrospective Single-Center Study
Yaowen Fu 1ABCEF , Yu Hu 2ABCEF , Weigang Wang 1ABCF , Baoshan Gao 1ABCE , Gang Wang 1ABCE , Xin Lian 1ABC , Honglan Zhou 1ABEG* , Yuantao Wang 1AEG*DOI: 10.12659/AOT.919284
Ann Transplant 2020; 25:e919284
Figure 3 Surgical steps of right retroperitoneal laparoscopic live donor. nephrectomy. The renal fascia is opened (1), the ureter is fully dissociated (2), and then the right renal artery is dissected (3). The renal vein and the inferior vena cava are carefully dissected at their confluence (4). Then, the renal artery is clipped proximally (5), the renal vein is blocked at the confluence of the renal vein at the inferior vena cava and the renal vein is cut along with partial vena cava wall (6). The incision on the lateral wall of the inferior vena cava is then continuously sutured (7) and the vena cava after suturing is shown (8). A: the renal fascia; B: the right kidney; C: the ureter; D: the right renal artery; E: the inferior vena cava; F: the right renal vein.