Review Article

Donor and Recipient Outcomes following Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Living Donor Nephrectomy: A Systematic Review

Table 3

Graft and recipient outcomes.

AuthorDGF n (%)Follow-Up (mo)Serum creatine, mg/dL, mean (Follow-up)eGFR mL/min/1.73m2
(Follow-up)
Graft survival, % 
(Follow-up)
Complications, type (n)

Gorodner (n.v.a.) [8]0 (0)121.4 (6 mo)n.r.96.6 (12 mo)Vascular thrombosis (2)  
Pyeloureteral junction stricture (1)

Gorodner (v.a.) [8]0 (0)121.4 (6 mo)n.r.96 (12 mo)0

Renoult [7]0 (0)1n.r.n.r.100 (1mo)0

Hubert [6]0 (0)1n.r.n.r.100 (1 mo)Temporary pyeloureteral dilatation (1)

Horgan [3]0 (0)121.4 (6 mo)n.r.98 (12 mo)Renal artery thrombosis (1)
Acute rejection (1)  
Abnormal kidney anatomy (1)

Pietrabissa [9]0 (0)2n.r.n.r.100 (2 mo)0

Geffner [10]n.r120n.r.n.r.97.1 (12 mo)Graft rejection due to lymphoma (1)

Kaouk [11]1 (100)11.1 (1 mo)67 (1 mo)100 (1 mo)Acute rejection (1)

Galvani [2]0 (0)30.8 (3 mo)n.r.100 (3 mo)0

Liu [1]1 (20)121.4 (12 mo)60.8 (12 mo) n.r.n.r.

Cohen (Initial 20 cases) [5]n.r.12n.r.n.r.n.r.

Cohen (last 80 cases) [5]n.r.11.6n.r.n.r.n.r.

Bhattu [12]0 (0)9n.r.68.7 (9 mo)100 (9 mo)Acute tubular necrosis (1)  
Recurrence of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (1)

Serrano [4]4 (4.2)1201.4 (12 mo)n.r.99 (12 mo)
89 (60 mo) 
78 (120 mo)
Acute rejection (28)

Janki [13]n.r.3n.r.n.r.94.9 (3 mo)n.r.

Heredia [14]n.r.n.r.n.r.n.r.n.r.n.r.

Giacomoni [15]1 (1.0)n.r.n.r.n.r.n.r.Intraoperative venous thrombosis (1)

Yang [16]01201.2 (12 mo)70.6 (12 mo)0 (120 mo)n.r.

: statistically significant higher if compared to control group, DGF: delayed graft function, eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate, mo: months, and n.r.: not reported.