TY - JOUR
T1 - Laparoendoscopic single-site nephrectomy in obese living renal donors
AU - Afaneh, Cheguevara
AU - Sheth, Seema
AU - Aull, Meredith J.
AU - Leeser, David B.
AU - Kapur, Sandip
AU - Del Pizzo, Joseph J.
PY - 2012/2/1
Y1 - 2012/2/1
N2 - Background and Purpose: Laparoendoscopic single-site (LESS) surgery has been shown to be feasible in living donor nephrectomies (DNs). Obesity is an established risk factor for perioperative morbidity. We sought to determine whether LESS-DN is safe and effective in the obese (body mass index [BMI] ≥30?kg/m 2) population. Patients and Methods: Between August 2009 and September 2010, 125 consecutive LESS-DN were performed; 32 patients were obese. This group was matched to 32 nonobese LESS-DN (BMI <30?kg/m 2) patients, 32 obese conventional laparoscopic DN (obese LAP-DN) patients, and 32 nonobese LAP-DN patients. Comparison parameters included organ recovery time, operative time, estimated blood loss (EBL), warm ischemia time (WIT), incision length, complications, and recipient allograft function. Results: Demographic data were similar between the groups, except BMI (P>0.0001). Organ recovery time, EBL, WIT, complications, and recipient allograft function were similar between the obese LESS-DN group and the other three groups (P>0.05). Total operative time was longer in the obese LESS-DN compared with the nonobese LAP-DN (P<0.0001); however, incision length was shorter in the obese LESS-DN group compared with either LAP group (P<0.0001). Complete LESS-DN was successful in 62 (97%) cases (two obese donor cases were converted to hand-assisted laparoscopy). Conclusions: Our results indicate that LESS-DN can be performed safely in obese donors without increased donor morbidity and similar recipient allograft outcomes compared with ideal-sized donors as well as with conventional LAP-DN patients.
AB - Background and Purpose: Laparoendoscopic single-site (LESS) surgery has been shown to be feasible in living donor nephrectomies (DNs). Obesity is an established risk factor for perioperative morbidity. We sought to determine whether LESS-DN is safe and effective in the obese (body mass index [BMI] ≥30?kg/m 2) population. Patients and Methods: Between August 2009 and September 2010, 125 consecutive LESS-DN were performed; 32 patients were obese. This group was matched to 32 nonobese LESS-DN (BMI <30?kg/m 2) patients, 32 obese conventional laparoscopic DN (obese LAP-DN) patients, and 32 nonobese LAP-DN patients. Comparison parameters included organ recovery time, operative time, estimated blood loss (EBL), warm ischemia time (WIT), incision length, complications, and recipient allograft function. Results: Demographic data were similar between the groups, except BMI (P>0.0001). Organ recovery time, EBL, WIT, complications, and recipient allograft function were similar between the obese LESS-DN group and the other three groups (P>0.05). Total operative time was longer in the obese LESS-DN compared with the nonobese LAP-DN (P<0.0001); however, incision length was shorter in the obese LESS-DN group compared with either LAP group (P<0.0001). Complete LESS-DN was successful in 62 (97%) cases (two obese donor cases were converted to hand-assisted laparoscopy). Conclusions: Our results indicate that LESS-DN can be performed safely in obese donors without increased donor morbidity and similar recipient allograft outcomes compared with ideal-sized donors as well as with conventional LAP-DN patients.
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U2 - 10.1089/end.2011.0251
DO - 10.1089/end.2011.0251
M3 - Article
C2 - 22050506
AN - SCOPUS:84856715327
SN - 0892-7790
VL - 26
SP - 140
EP - 146
JO - Journal of Endourology
JF - Journal of Endourology
IS - 2
ER -