Retroperitoneoscopic Donor Nephrectomy: A Retrospective, Non-Randomized Comparison of Early Complications, Donor and Recipient Outcome with the Standard Open Approach

Retroperitoneoscopic donor nephrectomy (RDN) provides comparable perioperative features, such as operating time, warm ischemia time (WIT) and overall complication rate to the open donor nephrectomy (ODN). Additionally, it has no negative impact on recipients' operating time, graft ischemia and early graft function.