Solid Organ Transplantation
Authors: Lloyd E. Ratner, Robert A. Montgomery, Louis R. Kavoussi
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1999)

Letters21 September 1999Solid Organ TransplantationLloyd E. Ratner, MD, Robert A. Montgomery, PhD, MD, and Louis R. Kavoussi, MDLloyd E. Ratner, MDJohns Hopkins Medical Institutions; Baltimore, MD 21287 (Ratner)Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions; Baltimore, MD 21287 (Montgomery)Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions; Baltimore, MD 21287 (Kavoussi)Search for more papers by this author, Robert A. Montgomery, PhD, MDJohns Hopkins Medical Institutions; Baltimore, MD 21287 (Ratner)Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions; Baltimore, MD 21287 (Montgomery)Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions; Baltimore, MD 21287 (Kavoussi)Search for more papers by this author, and Louis R. Kavoussi, MDJohns Hopkins Medical Institutions; Baltimore, MD 21287 (Ratner)Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions; Baltimore, MD 21287 (Montgomery)Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions; Baltimore, MD 21287 (Kavoussi)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-131-6-199909210-00026 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITORThe Currents story on solid organ transplantation (1) briefly discusses laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy. Several points were inaccurate or misleading, and the article did not clearly define the impetus for the development of the laparoscopic live donor operation.This operation was designed to address the financial and logistical disincentives to live kidney donation. Prolonged recuperative time, pain, and cosmetic results can all be disincentives. Our series have shown that when the open flank approach is used, the mean (±SD) time to return to full activities was 6.2 ± 3.2 weeks and the mean time to return to ...References1. Kefalides P. Solid organ transplantation. 1: Many problems, new solutions. Ann Intern Med. 1998;129:1093-5. LinkGoogle Scholar2. Ratner LE, Hiller J, Sroka M, Weber R, Sikorsky I, Montgomery RA, et al . Laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy removes disincentives to live donation. Trans Proc. 1997;29:3402-3. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Ratner LE, Ciseck LJ, Moore RG, Cigarroa FG, Kaufman HS, Kavoussi LR. Laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy. Transplantation. 1995;60:1047-9. MedlineGoogle Scholar4. Ratner LE, Montgomery RA, Cohen C, et al. Laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy: the recipient [Abstract]. 17th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, May 1998. Chicago, IL. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions; Baltimore, MD 21287 (Ratner)Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions; Baltimore, MD 21287 (Montgomery)Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions; Baltimore, MD 21287 (Kavoussi) PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 21 September 1999Volume 131, Issue 6Page: 478KeywordsDisabilitiesKidneysLearning curvesMotivationNephrectomyRenal transplantationSolid organ transplantationSurgeonsSurgeryTransplantation Issue Published: 21 September 1999 CopyrightCopyright © 1999 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF DownloadLoading ...